News At A Glance #32
Denzel Washington, fat cells, playful males, and Uruguayan politicians. The Emigre’s latest round-up of world news.
Classically Understated
On Holocaust Memorial Day, Boris Starling recalls a much-revered (and feared) school teacher.
Spotify Sundays: Stewart Home on BDSM and Art School Orgies
Prolific London writer-publisher Stewart Home presents a fetish-themed playlist to accompany his latest novel, Art School Orgy.
The Guitarists’ Guitarists’ Guitarist
“The sound that flowed out of the cans was like nothing I’d ever heard before. I thought it was the most beautiful sound in the world.” Richard Simon pays tribute to his hero, the late great Jeff Beck.
The Royal Deafness
In their deafness, the Royal Family missed a precious opportunity with Meghan Markle, says David Smith.
Leo Messi: The Nation’s Playmaker
Lionel Messi, like Diego Maradona before him, touches the raw, national nerve of failure and transforms it into the triumph that Argentina so desperately seeks.
News At A Glance #31
Matthew McConaughey, Ted Hughes, pork pies, and Tristram Shandy. The Emigre’s latest round-up of world news.
The A.I. is Not Wrong: Five Poems by James Morrison (and—he would like it to be stressed—OpenAI)
On losing the elastication in one’s trousers / Death by Vegemite poisoning / Some lost Shakespearean sexiness / An awful book cover / A poem about having one or more bar stools up my bum
World Cup activism? Whateva, but…
The activism that so nearly disrupted the 1978 World Cup Final between Argentina and the Netherlands can help us better handle Qatar 2022, says David Smith.
News At A Glance #30
Hildegard von Bingen, Cara Delevingne, orgasms, and adultery. The Emigre’s latest round-up of world news.
News At A Glance #29
The Queen, Steve McQueen, Butterflies, and the Bishop of Worcester. The Emigre’s weekly round-up of world news.
Unfortunate Lovers
“Naked in bed, we lie at contorted angles to each other.” Erotic flash fiction by Joanna Maidment.
News At A Glance #28
Breasts, Bolsheviks, Goethe, and Gayle King. The Emigre’s weekly round-up of world news.
News At A Glance #27
Misunderstood women, unstable regimes, psychoanalysts, and lost IQ. The Emigre’s weekly round-up of world news.
Three More Poems About ASDA
Bag for Life / Fair Trade tea / Christ – crucified, resurrected and exalted… at ASDA
A Hologram for a King
Thunderstorms, tapping out, and The Crown. The Queen’s death hit different in Buenos Aires, writes Dominic Hilton.
A Letter from the Apocalypse
An extract from Yudhanjaya Wijeratne’s email novel about a Kafkaesque, near-future Sri Lanka, and about the stupidity of it all.
News At A Glance #26
Wormholes, Nando’s, Dire Straits, and Norwegian literature. The Emigre’s weekly round-up of world news.