Gulf
Haunting Ghosts
Two timely dramatisations of espionage in the Middle East
Playing pipeline politics
The Gulf countries may not be reliable partners against Russia
Total eclipse of the art?
Activistic artists and curators are making art a niche political endeavour
End of the Long Peace?
Our technological and institutional sophistication will not eliminate conflict
Complex fractions
Where is the joy and the reward of owning a fractional share in individual art?
Too many silences in this book about music
The hazy treatment of what “music” even entails falls flat
British politicians are turning me into a libertarian
Their incompetence and presumptuousness is the best advert individualists have
Donald Trump is a wake-up call for Europe
We cannot complacently depend on the US
Kim Leadbeater’s “safeguards” won’t keep people safe
The proposed legal hurdles are effectively useless
The personal has become far too political
Something has gone very wrong when we are acutely aware of politics
Trump’s Bitcoin Boom
The UK should clarify its stance on the leading cryptocurrency sooner rather than later
Is Keir Starmer coming for Twitter?
A campaign group with close ties to Labour Party reportedly hopes to “kill Musk’s Twitter”
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
