Woman About Town
Artwashing
Lisa Hilton at the Venice Biennale
Naughty noughties
History repeats itself in more ways than one
Evening Vespas and Gelato alla Gordon’s
When in Florence…
Maxxed out
Battling imposter syndrome in the brave new world
Studio: The 2022 Venice Biennale
Cecilia Alemani has produced an exceptionally intelligent and delightful Biennale
An unaccustomed wine
30 years ago English wine was changed forever, and a vinicultural revolution began
Some very healthy early music canaries
Helen Charlston & Toby Carr; Siglo de Oro (LFBM, St John’s, Smith Sq)
Frederick the Great and the rise of Prussia
Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart talk about the role of Prussia in the eighteenth century
This septic isle
Malta is not a trans utopia
Reversing a tragic half century of lost lives
The US supreme court decision is a victory for decency and democracy
Literary festivals: sheer hell in a tent
To make people laugh for an hour is good business sense — but it says nothing about writing, or creativity, or art
Restaurant porn
Dress it up however you want: Hooters is selling sex
A very British crank
Bertrand Russell is almost too familiar a figure to be worth remembering
The diary of Dilyn the dog
Just us. For years and years
Weeds in the garden
A brilliant new work walks the thorny path of motherhood