An Emigre’s Return to Syracuse, Covid Year Two
When Daniel Koch set out to return to Syracuse, New York during the pandemic, a simple journey turned into a voyage.
Shitting Shiva
It was the first time I had heard the word Nazi. It was also the first time I heard that my grandfather had killed anyone.
What a Year, Right?
2021 showed us that we are already living in China’s century, says David Smith.
Trouble at’ Mill
“If mistakes were made, he got no lunch.” ASH Smyth on the very curious life of philosopher JS Mill.
The Hands of God
Hiding in Buenos Aires, on the first anniversary of the death of Diego Maradona.
An America Fading from View - Boomer to Bust
Sat in an abandoned mall filled with the National Guard and Boomer nurses was dystopian. But the aggressive activism of the local coffee shop is worse.
Love in the Time of COVID
Are the bonds of friendship formed with strangers in Latin America over a language app real or imagined? Chris Bullivant reflects on socializing online through COVID.
Dropping the ‘H’ Bomb
“You know perfectly well,” I whispered in her ear, “that no one who wears shoes like that ever went to Harvard.”
Truth-Telling Wins
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize reminds us that truth-telling lies at the heart of humanity’s well-being.
Should I Stay or Should I Goh?
“If you have ever hoped to feel the patter of tiny feet, let me be the first to suggest you urgently reconsider.” — ASH Smyth recalls a hairy night in Jinka.
Don’t Defund the Grammar Police
Successful resistance movements were effective in instituting change because they were linguistically excellent.
Curling Up With a Good Billionaire
Who is Jack Ma? And how can I too own an e-commerce company with total assets of US$257.978 billion?
Time To Privatize The Royal Family
The idea of maintaining privilege as a form of duty has all the appearance of a scam.
Two Cheers for Polarization
The United States was founded amongst heated squabbling and bitter conflict.
It’s a Good Life
In this 1960s masterpiece, a child turns his small town into hell by cutting it off from the rest of the world
MILFs & Boon
We were sitting around one afternoon when my best mate’s mum casually dropped into conversation that, in her younger days, she once co-wrote a book for Mills & Boon.
The Emigre
Neither at home in his country of birth, nor in his adopted home, an emigre feels more at home between places.