The Critics
Less than the sum of its parts
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera
St. Vincent
The acclaim is excessive but the talent undeniable
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
The attractions of extremes
Are we going to become ever more passive consumers of other people’s thoughts and memories?
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Advertisements for themselves
Michael Craig-Martin and the sad afterlife of conceptual art
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama
Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow
A Chancellor should be a fine thing
The University of Oxford’s Chancellor election has descended into farce
Gender identity ideology is undermining healthcare
There is nothing “gender-affirming” about having cancer
Labour has a conspiracy problem
Dawn Butler MP should reevaluate her eccentric ideas
Cowboy quartet
A new screen Western is always welcome
Excluding Imran Khan is cowardly and wrong
Oxford University has made a serious mistake
Two-tier justice in Northern Ireland
Why do only some killings deserve investigation?
What is Toryism for?
What has it done if it has not made a system it wishes to defend?
Thou shalt not pray?
The British state is ruthlessly prosecuting thoughtcrime
BBC Verify’s Bangladesh blunder
In trying to combat misinformation, the BBC has spread its own
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
For Heaven’s sake, not Robert Jenrick
He’s the ideal candidate if you want the Conservatives to lose
