Is Jonathan Jones having an identity crisis? The footnote on his article (Comment, 22 November) blaming art critics for women’s lack of progress in the world describes him as art correspondent for the Guardian. Yet he is also an art critic. He should decide what his job is – a correspondent contributing news or commentary on art; or a critic, objectively evaluating and interpreting art, thus helping others to perceive it and tie in to a wider contemporary perspective.
Judy Liebert
Nottingham
• Re your Eyewitness pictures (24 November), may I propose a sequel of pictures featuring the photographer, Julia Christe, being dropped from a safe height on to a mattress, as many times as were the 100 dogs, while being blasted by a wind machine? I’d be fascinated to see whether she exhibits a similar range of startled expressions as those of the dogs.
Geoff Sheddick
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
• Tim Dowling is clean-shaven during the week (Notebook, 19 November) but on Saturdays has a full beard (Weekend, 22 November). Does he have a secret in encouraging hair growth that I, with my diminishing hairline, am not aware of?
George Rust
Sherborne St John, Hampshire
• So US air strikes are encouraging anti-Assad fighters to join Islamic State (Report, 24 November). The bombing seems to be the only action troubling Isis. Let’s do nothing – that’ll show em!
Simon Hunter
Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire
• Your use of “hair-brained” (The Measure, Weekend, 22 November) reminded me of the lovely and apt image brought to mind by my Pilates teacher’s (mis)use of hare’s breath for hair’s-breadth.
Christina Wakeford
Forncett St Peter, Norfolk
• Should there not be a factor included in bids to take into account the cost to the NHS of training staff (Private firms to net £9bn NHS deals, 20 November)?
Karin Staniforth
Liverpool
