World Athletics Championships
Agony and ecstasy
The simultaneous glory and tragedy of sport
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war
Against rights radicalism
A noble cause has mutated into an obstructive and anti-democratic force
And the band played on
Cash crisis in the arts — what’s new?
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
Ukraine cannot avoid partition
Ukraine must not capitulate and demilitarise, but de-facto partition is now an inevitability
The secrets of familial suffering
Recovering from the burden of generational pain can be a private act
Playing the ball
The Kookaburra experiment seems a confused diversion, not a ticket to high intensity
Red dawn
Following the locals, a shattered Conservative party will need to get used to losing
This is not where I live at all
Cynthia Erivo’s slighting of Sunderland was indicative of British arts establishment beholden to a homogenous, Americanised vision of culture
Has Israel walked into a forever war?
A brutal conflict seems unlikely to be winnable any time soon
How to make marriage less taxing
We should let young couples keep more of their own money
