Yes
Maybe not Yes
With only two remaining members from the classic 70s lineup, a lot is riding on the band’s new album The Quest
War destroys everything
Alex Garland’s Civil War is filled with terror and horror
Wearing shades
We plebs aren’t supposed to buy designer-influenced fast fashion anymore
Scratches in the stonework of history
A new history of graffiti and rebellion is less light and bawdy than one may have expected
Good cops and bad spies
Intelligence services as portrayed on-screen are pretty ghastly places to work
Intangible benefits for intangible heritage?
It remains to be seen whether the UK’s Ratification of UNESCO’s Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage will be valuable
The Roman Republic is worth thinking about
The life and death of Tiberius Gracchus illustrate the virtues of populism
The coddlin’ of the British dance
How Britain’s anarchic rave scene turned authoritarian
Why do we mourn the unborn?
Our attitudes towards children in the womb are hopelessly confused
Alcohol and Islam
An English novelist travels the Muslim world in search of a drink
Introducing Critical Mash
Our new arts podcast, broadcasting from the frontline of the (high) culture war