Dominic Hilton 11/26/25 Dominic Hilton 11/26/25

Insanetiago

“The riot police started firing tear gas from their guns.” Dominic Hilton remembers an ill-fated city break he took to Santiago, a few weeks before the start of the global pandemic.

Philip Ardagh 8/5/25 Philip Ardagh 8/5/25

Stella Rimington BA DG DCB PhD (but not KGB) RIP

Philip Ardagh on a memorable evening spent in the company of the late spy chief.

ASH Smyth 4/23/25 ASH Smyth 4/23/25

JMW Turner: An Alternative View

ASH Smyth takes a leaf out of JMW Turner’s sketchbook.

Ronnie MacLennan Baird 3/11/25 Ronnie MacLennan Baird 3/11/25

A Terminal Case

Ronnie MacLennan Baird watches the world go by.

Richard Simon 3/3/25 Richard Simon 3/3/25

Daggers at the Font

An outtake from Thomia: The Entangled Histories of Lanka & Her Greatest Public School, out today.

ASH Smyth 2/10/25 ASH Smyth 2/10/25

In Memoriam: Willie Loughlin

ASH Smyth ‘remembers’ the Singing Laundryman.

ASH Smyth 8/25/24 ASH Smyth 8/25/24

Briefs From the Field

To his distress, ASH Smyth realises it’s been five years since his last cricket match (which, even more distressingly, he was allowed to captain).

Dominic Hilton 7/26/24 Dominic Hilton 7/26/24

Something to Say

On their 10th wedding anniversary, Dominic Hilton dusts off his roast wedding speech for fellow Emigre editor ASH Smyth and his bride.

Dominic Hilton 7/21/24 Dominic Hilton 7/21/24

[pause for applause]

A masterclass in speech-making, by the Best Man. In the World.

Seth Burkett 7/14/24 Seth Burkett 7/14/24

Spotify Sundays: Seth Burkett on a Footballing Life

Can England beat Spain in the Euros final? Seth Burkett takes soundings from a personal history of footballing optimism.

Nicholas Lezard 7/12/24 Nicholas Lezard 7/12/24

Soul Limbo

As they capitulate to England once again at Lord's, Nicholas Lezard asks whatever happened to West Indies cricket.

Becky Clark 7/11/24 Becky Clark 7/11/24

The Driver in Lima

The traffic jam, like his ambition, is endless.

Seth Burkett 7/9/24 Seth Burkett 7/9/24

Teardrop Titans

As England hang on by their fingernails at Euro 2024, Seth Burkett looks back at a rather different type of international football: his season as a pro footballer in Sri Lanka.