Yunchan Lim
Yunchan Lim: Tchaikovsky, The Seasons
A deeply satisfying performance
Witnessing the birth of a star
Sergei Rachmaninoff: 3rd piano concerto (Decca)
Contemplating infinity
Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (Steinway)
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Gender identity ideologues cannot get away with baseless smears any more
The myth of banned books
If transgression is fun and easy, it is probably not transgressive
The case against recognising Somaliland
The Somaliland lobby is being dangerously naive about the realities of the region
The right-wing case for social media
X and other platforms can be vital sources of unfashionable information and dissenting opinions
Drill, baby, drill
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Eine kleine Berlinermusik
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Operatic satire is a Shaw thing
The old Art has an armoury of skunk-like defence mechanisms to keep the unwashed at bay
An anti-gambling bonanza
Don’t expect a lot of objective and thorough research from a new “gambling harms” organisation
Labour’s toxic medicine
The more they treat the symptoms of decline, the worse things get
The goading life
How the transgressive media of the 1990s influenced, and was eaten by, online culture
All the Mendelssohn you will ever need
Mendelssohn: Symphonies and Oratorios (Deutsche Grammophon)
Murders for May
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Kurdish delight
Witnessing ancient traditions that have endured through fraught and tumultuous histories
Peston’s Inbox
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