The Emigre 9/8/23 The Emigre 9/8/23

‘Much Shuckstack, Sheffield’

Arriving in France for the rugby World Cup, Dan Biggar gives a speech in the style of Samuel Beckett.

ASH Smyth 9/6/23 ASH Smyth 9/6/23

Wilko, out—52 branches of the discount homewares store slated to close next week

From Brownhills to Winsford, plus many more.

ASH Smyth 8/30/23 ASH Smyth 8/30/23

Bertrand Russell Wishes You A Happy Marriage

Alpha and beta’s union is the set of all sets with exactly two elements.

David Smith 8/28/23 David Smith 8/28/23

History-Making: The Trump Way

America has travelled to yet another new, if truly sad frontier, says former White House Correspondent, David Smith.

ASH Smyth 8/1/23 ASH Smyth 8/1/23

News At A Glance #39

Elephant tans, Emma Thompson, kumquats, and Milan Kundera. The Emigre’s latest round-up of world news.

Leah Sax 7/23/23 Leah Sax 7/23/23

Spotify Sundays: Travelling, Costumes and Tunes with Leah Sax

This week, an illustrated playlist compiled by a musician who is more comfortable on the stage than off it.

ASH Smyth 6/30/23 ASH Smyth 6/30/23

The Forgotten Irishman

ASH Smyth remembers Conor O Brien: apostrophe-hater, architect, mountaineer, boat-builder, writer, IRA gun-runner and officer of the Royal Navy.

Nicholas Lezard 6/20/23 Nicholas Lezard 6/20/23

Slapstick and Ashes

Farce and comedy are never far away during even the most modest game of cricket, explains Nicholas Lezard.

The Emigre 6/19/23 The Emigre 6/19/23

The Alba-gloss—Or; We Read THE ANCIENT MARINER, So You Don’t Have To

For World Albatross Day, The Emigre reports from somewhere towards the South Pole…

ASH Smyth 6/18/23 ASH Smyth 6/18/23

All the words in Michael Chabon's GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD I had to look up (not incl. placenames—kind of—or the Afterword)

From myna and shatranj to Chorpan and termagant.

ChatGPT 5/30/23 ChatGPT 5/30/23

The Anatomical Doll

ChatGPT writes a poem celebrating doll-faced River Plate legend Marcelo Gallardo and his iconic tackle.

Howard Male 5/27/23 Howard Male 5/27/23

Album of the Year

Howard Male is 99% certain nothing else as intricately immersive and moving as Villagers by Califone will come along in the next seven months.

Richard Simon 5/27/23 Richard Simon 5/27/23

The Amis Effect: A Fan Piece

Martin Amis was someone I thought of as a kind of elder sibling, hero, avatar, even scapegoat.

ASH Smyth 5/17/23 ASH Smyth 5/17/23

News At A Glance #38

Ankles, armpits, Uberlandia, and King Harald the Fine-Hair. The Emigre’s latest round-up of world news.

Allie Bullivant 4/27/23 Allie Bullivant 4/27/23

Foaling

“But she is on the other side of this, whatever this is.” New poetry by Allie Bullivant.

Jack Shamash 4/19/23 Jack Shamash 4/19/23

Snow Dog: Canine Conquest of the Pole

In 1909, a team led by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen set off to reach the South Pole. Here, for the first time, is an account of the expedition from the point of view of one of his dogs.

ASH Smyth 4/16/23 ASH Smyth 4/16/23

News At A Glance #37

Dub music, sourdough bread, Churchill, and Twitter. The Emigre’s latest round-up of world news.

David Blacker 4/12/23 David Blacker 4/12/23

Islam in the Land of the Buddha

Thousands of Sri Lankan Muslims gather for ifthar, the evening meal that ends the daily fast of Ramazan. A photo essay by David Blacker.

Howard Male 4/9/23 Howard Male 4/9/23

Happy Easter

A quick sketch for a contemporary crucifixion. Easter art by Howard Male.

ASH Smyth 4/7/23 ASH Smyth 4/7/23

News At A Glance #36

French soldiers, Ukrainian oligarchs, cannabis, and handbags. The Emigre’s latest round-up of world news.