Is he talking to us?
Books and ArtsDe Niro should live up to his movie characters and stop his knee-jerk dissing of Donald Trump
Culture
The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.
January 12, 2020
Roger Scruton’s death impoverishes us all
Dominic Green recalls his September 2018 conversation with the late philosopher
All modern art is quite useless
Books and ArtsThe contemporary artist doesn’t expect to have to suffer for what he calls his art. Away with the garret!
The Hayes of our lives
Books and ArtsA soul survivor whose sonic alchemy endures
January 10, 2020
The soft power of Italian jazz
Books and ArtsEat to the beat
January 6, 2020
Finally, Gervais said something I agree with
I whole-heartedly supported his decision to omit tributes to the deaths of white people until more actors of color are included
January 3, 2020
A hero for the Snowflake age
Books and ArtsTom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is now a politically correct pantywaist
Is Kevin Spacey crafting a final masterpiece?
His videos are fascinating examples of the sheer uncanniness of American life
December 26, 2019
We’re deep into Cats
Why T.S. Eliot, who loved cats, might have liked this feline filth
December 24, 2019
A former Fox producer separates the fact from fiction in Bombshell
The Fox News aesthetic is as consistent as it is rigorously enforced
December 23, 2019
Christmas crackers: the tragic soul of Natalie Cole
Books and ArtsNatalie Cole had an instant pocket pop career. Her family, she said, were like ‘the black Kennedys’; and look how the Kennedys turned out
December 16, 2019
Star Wars: the force a-weakens
Books and ArtsIn space, no one can hear you yawn
The call of the wild
Books and ArtsPod help you in the wilderness
December 15, 2019
Richard Jewell was a victim of ‘fake news’
Over two decades ago, the security guard hero’s life was ruined by an agenda-driven media
December 11, 2019
Why is everyone pretending reporters never sleep with sources?
The Twitter reaction to Richard Jewell is completely expected and completely contrived
December 10, 2019
Is London Calling Boris Johnson?
Conservatives and the Clash, 40 years on
December 9, 2019
What the Art Basel Banana says about our world
It’s rotten even if the banana is not
December 7, 2019
Disney wants A Whole White World
These white supremacists certainly like to play the long game
If you like Joe Biden, you’ll love The Irishman
The Irishman reviewed
November 27, 2019
Leonardo da Virtual
Books and ArtsMass tourism has overwhelmed our major museums. Could virtual reality be the solution?
November 24, 2019
Payton’s place
Books and ArtsNetflix’s The Politician is satire without purpose
November 19, 2019
Tough gospel: the twin cities of Sesame Street and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Books and ArtsMister Rogers’ Neighborhood is the world we have lost: grandparents, honest jobs and Sunday school teachers
November 14, 2019
A motel room of one’s own
Books and ArtsAdman to American existentialist: Edward Hopper at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
November 10, 2019
Andrei Serban and the importance of acting out
His style of hands-on direction — honest critique without regard for feelings or compassion — led students to serious artistic breakthroughs
November 8, 2019
Brazilian wax
Books and ArtsBefore the Beatles were boss, there was bossa nova
November 6, 2019
Audio blitzkrieg
Books and Arts‘Motörhead, remember me now’
November 5, 2019
The perfect crime
Books and ArtsOnce true crime has you by the listicles, you’re compelled to return to the scene
November 4, 2019
Is Lou Reed a rock ’n’ roll Dostoevsky?
Books and ArtsI’ll Be Your Mirror: The Collected Lyrics by Lou Reed reviewed
November 1, 2019
Don’t insult Joker by comparing him to Trump
What Todd Phillips’s film tells us about protest movements
