“Writers are unfilmable.” I forgot who told me this years ago, but while there are exceptions to this rule, the rule is there for a reason. Writing, for example, is probably the most important...
Around 25 miles from the city of Leicester, in the English Midlands, is a 1000-acre (approx. 4 square kilometre) nature reserve that did wonders for my soul. Managed by Leicestershire and Rutland...
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Aditi Upmanyu, University of Oxford In his biography of Mary Wollstonecraft, written after her death, her husband William Godwin remarked of her travel writing: “If ever there was a book calculated...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
This month’s reading selections offer a small literary journey through landscapes. In these novels, natural settings play a prominent role and accompany the development of the stories, whether...
International Mother Earth Day, celebrated every April 22, reminds us of the historical debt we owe to the planet. Established by the UN in 2009, this day confronts us with a world wounded by the...
If you’re following U.S. foreign policy - whether with a sense of amusement, fear, scorn, or whatever it is you want to feel - you might have noticed allegations in the press that the Pentagon...
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
This month over at Five Books For I’ve been looking at classics in translation, and while there are plenty of options from around the world to explore, one that is closer to home - for me at least...
