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ARISTOPHANES: CREATIVITY IN FIFTH CENTURY DRAMA Edd. Dustin W. Dixon and Mary C. English, THE SPIRIT OF ARISTOPHANES. Edinburgh University Press. 2024. Pp. i-xvi, 1-207. £85.00/$104.00 (Hardback), reviewed by Darrell Sutton According to Aristotle, the design of dramatic plots began … Continue reading →

Endnotes, January-February 2026 In this edition: Brahms from Bergen, Overtures from the British Isles. Reviewed by Stuart Millson Recent releases from the Chandos label dominate the first classical column of the New Year – three CDs which exemplify the company’s … Continue reading →

                  Relic to Life line, by William Hartley Aqaba in southern Jordan is a place where borders come together. Twenty mile to the south is Saudi Arabia. Across the gulf Egypt is a … Continue reading →

I’m Afraid You Can’t Do That, HAL. By Hadrian Wise. There is no more vivid dramatisation of the potential dangers of Artificial Intelligence than the moment in 2001: A Space Odyssey when the ship’s computer, HAL, refuses to open the … Continue reading →

Endnotes, November-December 2025 In this edition: Siegfried Wagner conducts his father’s music  *  Sir Adrian Boult conducts Berg and Vaughan Williams  *  A Miracle in the Gorbals  *  Clare Hammond plays 20th-century British music Not content with bringing devoted listeners … Continue reading →

Occupational Hazard, by Bill Hartley There has been a great deal of press coverage of late concerning the Justice Department’s attempt to reduce the prison population. This has tended to shift focus away from the level of violence in the … Continue reading →