Television
The emptiness of hype
A cultural legacy depends on far more than passing enthusiasm
In defence of GB News
Demands for the channel to be silenced amount to snobbery and opportunism
Remembering an Agatha Christ-mas
What maintains our fascination with the worlds of Agatha Christie?
More drama, less news
An element of fiction can bring insights and humanity that pure non-fiction lacks
The meaning of the battle for Polish Television
The “liberal” suspension of the rule of law should concern us all
Brought to book
Vexed by Insta videos and impressed by Venice
November Letters
War, Brexit, Truss and an idea for new merchandise
GB News must save itself from itself
The channel can do important work if it gets out of its own way
Paper trail
Thrillers from Finland to Afghanistan
Summer viewing
Top television recommendations for the summer from Adam LeBor
No, Liz Truss did not crash the economy
The Conservatives should be brave enough to take on this stupid talking point
Dumbing down the priesthood
Unless the Church reinstates rigorous college-based training for clerics, it will wither away
Preparing for the worst
How gender critical commentators are preparing for the impact of the Hate Crime and Public Order Act
A passage to Istria
Long nights and grey days turn our correspondent’s mind to the Croatian coast
Bevis Marks Synagogue
Britain’s oldest purpose-built synagogue faces a new, more insidious threat
Brexit and the dubious doppelgangers
Doppelganger models are an unreliable guide to how Britain would have looked had Brexit never happened
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)
Leaving Kindland, entering reality
“Being kind” at the expense of truth and reason can make us nothing of the kind
Out with the old and in with the new
People are asking why the classic art market has declined — and will it recover?
The slick glide through the institutions
When values are outsourced to third-party organisations, everybody suffers
Discomfort Zone
I recommend The Zone of Interest with the greatest caution: it’s not an easy watch
