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The British have lost the art of eating out
Social changes mean there is no clear script in service industry scenarios.
Daisy Dunn
July 8, 2022
Notebooks
Notebooks are snapshots from our writers, reflecting on current affairs and underappreciated aspects of culture and history.
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Handling the heat — lessons from Egypt to a warming world
Humans can survive and adapt but it's tough in extreme heat, as people in places like Egypt have discovered over the ages.
Maria Golia
June 30, 2022
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Russia digging in for a long war with the West
In attempting to deliver a knock-out blow to their enemies, Moscow underestimated Ukrainian resistance and resilience. But since then has Russia really 'downsized' the war?
Andrew Monaghan
June 29, 2022
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Running Up That Hill: Origin Story
Kate Bush’s 1985 hit has been reborn as the song of summer, and is everywhere from TikTok to the top of the charts as it is discovered by a new generation. The story of how the ext..
Fay Schopen
June 24, 2022
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The first Yugoslav
Amidst growing unease with Austrian-Hungarian political dominance in the nineteenth century, Ljudevit Gaj, a visionary 26-year old Croatian linguist and writer, laid the foundation..
Edward Thicknesse
June 23, 2022
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The Queen, Stoicism and the defence of the Faith
The recent Jubilee celebrations in Britain have centred around a queen who has shown us the value of a philosophy based on self-discipline, forbearance and moral integrity.
John Raine
June 16, 2022
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A little history of the Fierce Goddess
Many Indian philosophies are popular today, but Kali, the vital and existential goddess, stands in splendorous opposition to more placid religious traditions.
Jessica Frazier
June 16, 2022
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Curators painting themselves into a corner
Art apologists tell us what to think but not how to look when they label controversial collections.
Daisy Dunn
June 10, 2022
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The tragic tradition of Ukraine’s Sviatohirsk Lavra
The burned-out rubble of a centuries-old Ukrainian monastery will likely be a stark reminder of war’s many horrors for years to come.
Elisabeth Braw
June 7, 2022