Addis
Advancing to Addis
History appears to be repeating itself as Ethiopia’s capital could once again fall to Tigrayan rebels
Why the goal glut?
Football — never boring, even when Italy is defending a 1–0 lead — has only grown more exciting
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
Great Lives — great, The Essay — awful
Radio 3 maintains its course towards self-destruction
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Chasing votes on foreign soil
Viktor Orbán has created a pipeline of support for his Fidesz political project by granting full citizenship to thousands of ethnic Hungarians in Romania
A Good Read should be better
Some weeks there are comedians and groovy journalists — others it’s groovy journalists and comedians
AI has not killed the author
Advanced technology can enhance rather than replacing the pleasure of a good book
All smoke and no fire
An Impact Assessment on prohibiting cigarettes is unconvincing
Everyone should be ashamed over Princess Kate but me
They spread unhinged fantasies while I asked sensible questions
Seeing through Judith Butler
Very little substance lurks within the obscure prose
Consider the way of the tiger
We should learn lessons from Japan as we start to face our own demographic crunch
