Year in Review
The Critic books of the year
Reading highlights from our editors and contributors
The greatest shitshow on Earth
Hopes and fears at the end of 2022
Sean Scully in France
He’s been showered with honours and awards — yet plenty of people can’t stand his work
Reject the culture of death
Darkness lies beyond the euthanasia rubicon
Splashing the cash
On the complex relationship between art and money
When the music stopped
A reflection on the inexorable decline of arts education and the rise of knee-jerk politics and managerialism
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Doing shots
You can tell a lot about someone from their favourite Henry wife
How to be anti-woke without being weird
There is a thin but vital line to tread
The Olympic boxing row isn’t just about sports
Men should be more sensitive towards female concerns about inequalities of strength
Don’t Cry for Me, Diego Garcia
A small island is in trouble, foreigners are probably up to no good, and the Tories are yomping to the rescue
What’s the point of university during a freedom of speech crisis?
Students should be taught to do more than agree
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
