White Collar Crime
The case of the legless duchess
A tale that proves the media and the public still thrill to an art theft
Dodgy deals and a suspect stele
There is an infinite number of ways of conning collectors, investors and even institutions too
The predictability of subverting expectations
What to expect when you’re expecting your expectations to be subverted
Cultural appropriation is here to stay
So-called cultural appropriation is an American obsession, cheerfully ignored by a fast globalising world
Humble pie?
Ric Holden is painfully aware that he is only just Holden on to his seat
Ireland must accept the Cass Review
The Republic is ignoring the disturbing evidence about youth transition
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
“Trope” is not a synonym of “lie”
You cannot dismiss an argument by calling it a trope
The end of art critics
The critics who are now lackeys of the art world
Booze or muse?
Composers have been no slouches when it comes to the sauce