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An ode to the ODNB
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is one of Britain’s cultural treasures.
Josh Mcloughlin
August 1, 2023
Notebooks
Notebooks are snapshots from our writers, reflecting on current affairs and underappreciated aspects of culture and history.
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Super superconductors? Don’t believe the hype
Ambient superconductivity for the masses would be a multi-trillion dollar breakthrough but it is still some way off.
Bryan Appleyard
July 31, 2023
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The ever-changing face of Istanbul
The architecture of the city that straddles Europe and Asia inhabits a precarious present.
Hannah Lucinda Smith
July 31, 2023
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In the face of nature we are all too human
Pliny, the great Roman encyclopedist, urged people to respect the environment. We should heed his sage advice.
Daisy Dunn
July 27, 2023
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Beyond Berlin
The rise of the AfD could be reversed if German politicians listened to the concerns of their electorate.
Katja Hoyer
July 26, 2023
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The inexhaustible genius of classical music
Classical music doesn’t need to dumb down to make itself accessible: its genius is that it’s already accessible to people of every skill level. Which human pursuit can compete with..
Elisabeth Braw
July 26, 2023
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Strawberry buns at The End of the World Café: thoughts on the Polish-Russian border
The border between Poland and the Russian Oblast of Kaliningrad has an especially eerie resonance in these troubled times.
Juliette Bretan
July 25, 2023
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The politics of China’s purges
It would be wrong to think of the disappearance and possible downfall of China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, as an embarrassment for the Communist Party. Purges are an essential pa..
Michael Sheridan
July 24, 2023
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Taking sport too seriously
The ubiquity of sport threatens to deprive it of its most valuable qualities.
Alastair Benn
July 18, 2023