Tuppence Middleton
The greats’ Dane
The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play
Killing with kindness
Sentimentality and euphemism cloak the cause of assisted suicide
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
Taking the liberal mask off prohibition
The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
The danger of naive humanitarianism
The rejection of force is complacent and unsustainable