Votes at 16
The astonishing success of the ‘Votes at 16’ campaign
Votes for sixteen year olds is coming
Weak, flawed, limited; an opportunity missed
Sanghera really should have devoted more attention to the pre-Western history in Empireworld
It’s time to transition babies
Even in the womb, many foetuses can sense their own trans identity
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
The greats’ Dane
The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play
Murders for February
Hitler, Harlem and the high-life feature in this month’s murder mystery haul
Banning masks from protests is a bad idea
Anonymity can be essential to dissent against tyrannical regimes
What became of Tchaikovsky?
Tchaikovsky: 5th symphony etc (ICA Classics)
A wealth of Irish architecture
Editorial errors do not spoil a fine work of Irish architectural history
How dark can humour be?
Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs