Turner Prize
The Turner Prize’s identity crisis
The art establishment has revived competent drawing in spite of itself
Art for oligarchs’ sake
Divorced from aesthetic considerations, the modern art business is a refuge for the uber-rich
Cancel the Turner
It looks like it was made by artists who don’t like art and chosen by judges who don’t either
On the King’s Road to ruin
The decline of commerce on Chelsea’s celebrated street is a worrying sign for London
Not much COP
Holding the climate summit in Baku displays brazen hypocrisy
If Donald Trump wins, it’s over
Three assassination attempts prove irrefutably that Trump is guilty of inciting violence
Exilic yearnings
Miklos Rozsa: violin concerto (LSO Live)
An artist at the assizes
Cyril Hare was that rara avis: a circuit judge who could write like an angel
You reap what you sow
Poor Daniel Zeichner was left to face the outrage that the Budget had caused
Spotify Wrapped is good for the soul
On the joys of exploring a year in music
French lessons
Macron’s centrist coalition has not only led the country to paralysis, but is itself threatened with implosion
Booze or muse?
Composers have been no slouches when it comes to the sauce
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
Trump’s Bitcoin Boom
The UK should clarify its stance on the leading cryptocurrency sooner rather than later
