The Beano
Happily devoid of consequences
The Beano magazine retains its quality but not all its character over the decades
Artistic freedom is worth the risk
Arts Council England’s revised guidance offers cause for concern over freedom of expression
Budgets are overrated
Taxation and spending make little difference while Britain is unable to build
A night of spectacle and special effects
Stranger Things: The First Shadow designers aren’t afraid to raid the treasure trove
Social media and the neoteny trap
The aesthetics of adolescence can be a distraction from the grim potential of the future
He’ll never let the old flag fall
Lee Anderson will never stand for insult, especially the insult of never being invited round for dinner
Stopping the devolution ratchet
More devolution will not solve the worst consequences of devolution
A judicial defence of religious liberty is long overdue
Christians should not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs
Essential all-embracing warmth
Gidon Kremer: Songs of Fate (ECM)
Stop the boats!
We must confront the threat that Houthi rebels pose to international shipping
Operettas for the apocalypse
As we career merrily ever deeper into the end-times, what is the appropriate soundtrack for civilisational collapse?
How the internet killed The Simpsons
Nicholas Clairmont has avidly viewed more than 750 episodes of the comedy about the residents of Springfield — but won’t be watching any more