A collection of 194 posts
Amid literary subcultures, competition has always been fierce and unrelenting and has become even more so in our age of elite overproduction. On social media, these embittered rivalries play out in public amid a chorus of backbiting worthy of Chekhov.
Once seen as a model of progressive drug policy, San Francisco now stands as a morbid example of how that approach has gone astray.
Nurturing an alternative power structure in this kind of politically stunted society will be the work of generations. It can’t be summoned into existence by Western leaders seeking to appease domestic constituencies.
Evidence suggests that today’s common yoga practices were inspired by a popular 1924 Danish gymnastics manual.
A tribute to the man who helped to revolutionise modern rock music and reality TV.
If leading media critics don’t expect much, filmmakers won’t deliver much.
The questions at the centre of the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial are still contested today.
The reason most teaching is bad is that most teaching follows a demonstrably bad model.
Netanyahu’s Nobel Prize gesture masks serious diplomatic divisions over Iran’s nuclear programme and the future of Gaza’s devastated population.
As a dissident Iranian, I support Israel’s efforts to weaken the Ayatollahs’ regime. I’m not alone in this.
How journalism exchanged the duty to inform for an ethic of customer satisfaction.
Bob Vylan’s “death to the IDF” chants at Glastonbury reveal how Britain’s economic despair has radicalised a generation and threatens to revive ancient hatreds.
The climate activist’s simplistic slogans and hectoring style proved effective when she was still a child. But now that she’s an adult, the act is losing its shine.
Zohran Mamdani’s brand of socialism appeals to the luxury beliefs of New York’s middle classes. If his preferred policies are implemented, New Yorkers will suffer—and the poorest of them will be most impacted.
The Israel-Iran conflict may already be over, following the destruction of Iran’s nuclear facilities. But the future is deeply uncertain.