Mark Carney won’t change Trump’s mind about anything. But Philip Glass might

Gossip wins, always. The ancient Romans knew it — and so does Donald Trump

State-driven attempts to shut down a corner of the public realm are wrong

In 2026, I am not interested in 50 ways to make my life ‘easier’ but instead plan to truculently dig my heels in

Foreign media is flooded with criticism for the country that used to “get its way”

Someone, somewhere, has spent years, perhaps their whole life, pulling a book together. The reader gets to spend weeks reading it, and perhaps their whole life thinking about it

Keir Starmer’s new Substack only proves the point

American journalist had a dream job with New York magazine. Then she fell for one of her subjects. That’s when her problems started

Catherine Connolly’s keepy-uppies, Paddington’s values and ‘Miggledy’s’ dogs: this toddler-babble must stop

When civility leaves politics, everyone starts hating politicians, and that’s not an easy problem to solve

The reality media ecosystem is in a doom loop. TV begets fame, which begets a downfall, which begets tragedy, which begets more TV, and more fame

I cannot help but bristle at those who take solace in boring politicians, as evidence of a stable system

The centuries-deep tradition of the artist trading in metaphor is gone, as Allen breezily lyricises about her infidelitous husband’s bag of sex toys

We are witnessing the limitations of a system entirely reliant on the moral character of its personnel

The most interesting thing about arguing for Trump as a deserving recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize is that it is not a contrary thing to suggest at all