The Rest is Politics
In defence of Political Currency
Not all podcasts by middle-aged politicians are the same
Murders for November
Another mélange of murders, from Japan to Scotland
Too many silences in this book about music
The hazy treatment of what “music” even entails falls flat
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
A passionate battler for buildings
A manichaean choice between the organic adaptation of old buildings and the beauty of the new
Less than the sum of its parts
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera
Total eclipse of the art?
Activistic artists and curators are making art a niche political endeavour
We can’t even give them away
Let’s not pretend we have sovereignty over the Chagos Islands
Death on demand?
Euthanasia offers only bad choices to the most vulnerable patients
In search of forgotten heroes
The Church has consigned to oblivion those who risked all to end the slave trade
50 years ago…
Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull
More than one way to skin a cat
The thing about formulae is that they’re an aid, not a guide
