Vienna
Vienna is becoming much like every other European capital
“Vienna is different” is the city’s proud motto, but sadly, Vienna is much like every other European city
Love and death in Vienna
Spanish flu killed Schiele and Klimt. Their art sensed the brevity of life and the doom of their society
Do we really need so many stage adaptations of novels?
There’s much that can go wrong when the drama of a book is transferred to the stage
Going nuts in May
There is no dish that is not improved by hazelnuts
Small town radio
Letters from the Falklands front: when broadcasting was a matter of life or death
The King of Italy
A fragrant modern Barolo is royalty among Italian wines
The religion of self-worship
Rowan Williams calls it a “sacred journey” — but trans ideology is a new faith altogether
As easy as pie plant
How to pamper your rhubarb patch
The tide has turned on abortion
The overturning of Roe v Wade is an opportunity for the UK to reflect on its own abortion laws
Joyous adventures in the absurd
A new performance of a Janacek opera takes one to the moon and back
This time the mission is the man
B-Day comes and a beachhead is secured
The Critic Books Podcast: Portable Magic
Lucasta Miller discusses Emma Smith’s new book
Three act tragedy
The Wagatha Christie case reveals the addictive fun of gossip — but also its corrosive power