Historian Kim Phillips-Fein’s book Country of Lords looks back at the many men who have tried to fight against egalitarianism, from John Adams to Peter Thiel
The historian Kim Phillips-Fein’s new book…
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‘A first step to fascism’: critics denounce Trump administration replacing slavery exhibit at George Washington’s home ⊖
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Replacement of panels with version that’s sympathetic to enslavers comes amid effort by Trump to dismantle diversity initiatives
Critics say the Trump administration acted under the “cover of darkness…
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As the US marks 250, does the special relationship still exist – or is the UK just irrelevant? ⊕
The gap between America and Britain has grown economically as Trump asserts ‘the UK is dying’. Culturally, however, it’s a different story
On 1 June 1785 John Adams travelled to London to become the f…
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Donald Trump hijacked America’s 250 and turned it into a ‘theatre of the absurd’ ⊖
Trump, laying siege to freedoms and truth itself, is twisting America’s milestone birthday into a joyless occasion
Americans: how do you feel about the country’s future after 250 years of independence…
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‘They said: You’re out of your mind’: Luca Guadagnino on directing controversial opera The Death of Klinghoffer ⊖⊖
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The opera – about the hijacking of a cruise by the PLF who murder a Jewish American wheelchair user – has been subject to protests and accused of romanticising terrorism. Why was the film-maker so de…
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‘So shameful’: backlash as US national monuments conform to Trump’s rewrite of history ⊖
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From Pennsylvania to Montana, the White House’s war on ‘woke’ has targeted US monuments that address topics like racism and Indigenous history
Blank spaces now exist where a series of panels about ens…
6 months ago
Mother of Flies review – horror in the woods as house guests are microdosed with psychedelics ⊖
The Adams-Poser clan, a family of four who make low-budget horror films, return with a menacing tale of Solveig, a woman attempting to cheat death by strange means
If you had a vision board for parent…
8 months ago
The World of Tomorrow review – Tom Hanks returns to the stage for time travel charmer ⊕⊕
The Shed, New York
The actor indulges his love of the past in a breezily enjoyable play about a man falling for a woman from the 1930s, played by a standout Kelli O’Hara
Tom Hanks is a star who’s alway…
Hallé/Shields: John Adams festival review – dynamism that could generate electricity ⊕⊕
Bridgewater Hall/RNCM Hall, Manchester
Adams himself praised the orchestra for giving ‘one of the best performances I’ve ever heard’ under Euan Shields of his Chamber Symphony, part of a four-concert …
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Gramophone Classical Music Awards honour Simon Rattle for a second time; Raphaël Pichon’s Bach takes top prize ⊕⊕⊕
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The awards also included a lifetime achievement honour for Sir Thomas Allen and two gongs for Spanish violinist María Dueñas
The Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2025 were announced last night at a c…