Paul Simon says farewell with a daring and inventive show
One of America's greatest songwriters enchants London
Drake’s soft centre makes him a new type of hip-hop role model
The Canadian rapper’s response to Pusha-T on his new album is nimble and reasonable.
The real reason Scarlett Johansson abandoned her ‘trans role’
She didn’t merely ‘step away’, no matter what the headlines say.
Meet Michiko Kakutani, the conservative
The former New York Times reviewer’s study of truth reveals how she’s been driven to outrage by the erosion of cultural and critical values.
My chat with Harvey Weinstein
The disgraced movie producer reached out to Taki with a ‘world exclusive’ about Rose McGowan and Asia Argento.
Chopin’s Piano is an eclectic trip through 19th-century romanticism
The author writes knowledgeably and approachably about music and sympathetically about his cast of characters
Cease to strive! Now!
This academic study of idleness is very deep, way deep, so deep in fact as to be virtually unreadable.
Donald Trump’s fixation on celebrity is what makes him so…American
It’s almost impossible to imagine the President praising a book or a person or an idea, or really anything, that hasn’t been approved by a lot of people.
The liberal mob has been trying to gaslight us for two years — and now the jig is up
They have now gone further than many of its members ever intended. And it’s fascinating to behold.
Conservatives are wrong about free speech
The consensus is that we all have to watch what we say. But is it true?
Technology has invaded our once peaceful homes
Screens dominate – and houses are no longer the sanctuaries they once were.
The dream of driverless cars is dying
Billions have been invested but autonomous vehicles will not be on a road any time soon.
Ignore Lily Allen’s sub-adolescent politics – her new album is brilliant
She's a master of light summery pop songs.
The virtuoso virtue-signallers of classical music
Music is no longer taught as music, but as social history or an exercise in building self-esteem.
Up close with the Rolling Stones
Ronnie Wood’s girlfriend was there – and Mick’s oldest Dartford school friend.
Sure, Donald Trump is uncultured – but is that such a bad thing?
The president may be averse to the arts, but he’s hardly shaking the republic to its core.
Freaky Friday for the sex wars: Netflix’s I Am Not an Easy Man reviewed
You know the feeling. One minute, you’re an oversexed adman, strolling the streets of Paris and propositioning every woman you pass. The next, you’ve walked into a lamp post, and knocked yourself unconscious. You wake…
The obscenity of the art world
You’ve probably heard that we’re in a boom time for the art business, breaking sales records as fast as we can make them. This might seem strange, in a time of such political uncertainty, but…
David Lynch and the new Trumpian counter culture
The director recognises Trump’s startling originality and willingness to look beyond the taken-for-granted modus operandi of the Washington Establishment.
Film review: Westwood – Punk, Icon, Activist
This is a golden age for documentaries, if you have time to view them. Digital film and editing have reduced the cost of making a documentary, and online streaming has resolved the problem of distribution.…
A reply to my critics: Don’t fight racism with racism
Dear 2016 WriteNow mentees, Thanks so much for your open letter to me. It seems only good manners for me…
The Bible’s #MeToo problem
King David’s reputation is already mud. He’s a rapist who sent Bathsheba’s hubby to the front line so that he can get her into his bed.
‘I think The Kinks could have found a better frontman’: Ray Davies interviewed
For all his reputation as one of England’s defining pop songwriters, America was Davies’ inspiration, and it is to the subject of America that he has been drawn these past few years.
