Turner Prize
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
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
Good cops and bad spies
Intelligence services as portrayed on-screen are pretty ghastly places to work
First impressions
The first Impressionist exhibition was no obscure bit of posturing, but artistic sedition
Davie, Davie, give us some answers do
Why the BBC keeps obscuring the truth of sex and gender
In praise of borrowed ideas
AI will not be the death of creativity, and could even enhance it
The dangers of digital media
By abandoning physical media, have we exposed ourselves to censorship and corporate control?
Good for the sole
April calls for a recipe that combines the incoming and departing treats
The big bang
On the ecological repercussions and economic contributions of big shoots
Murders for February
Hitler, Harlem and the high-life feature in this month’s murder mystery haul
The sentinel sleeps in Lothian
A new book is full of architectural treasures that the Scottish Government should do a better job of treasuring
Teaching leftists about tax
Sometimes, an argument about economic policy is like an oil spill
