St Andrews
Big news reaches a small town
Where was I when the Berlin Wall fell and Margaret Thatcher resigned?
Why the Voice failed
The Australian establishment has been too focused on symbolic gestures rather than practical change
A cut above
Above all is the quietude, broken only by the snipping chatter of several scissors
Postcards from before the war
It is no longer possible to reflect upon Israeli culture as if the “Question of Palestine” could be brushed aside
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
Brussels, capital city of Surrealism
In Brussels, Surrealism lurks in the most unexpected places
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
A substantial and growing minority of Americans hate both presidential candidates
Could it be magic?
Magus: The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa by Anthony Grafton
Escaping Plato’s goon cave
Vision Pro illuminates the telos of modernity and the narrowing of human experience
What’s with all the fuss over Simon Fanshawe?
The writer and activist’s nomination as Rector of Edinburgh University has been oddly controversial
Parents are being hypocritical about smartphones
Yes, kids use their phones too much, but what about adults?
Profile: Salvador Allende
Lionised by the Left, the Chilean president refused to moderate his Marxist aims in the face of economic chaos