A knack for the exclusive non-interview
The Belgian magazine Knack did something shocking, brilliant, or lazy… depending on how you look at it.... Read more.
Ghosts in the machine and online life after death
As we spent more of our lives online, what happens to our virtual selves when we die? Do they disappear too, or do we become ghosts in the machine?... Read more.
Robert Mugabe and ethical tourism
Was Robert Mugabe's appointment as UN 'tourism ambassador' an unforgivable travesty or can 'guilt-edged tourism' trigger reform in dictatorships?... Read more.
Striving for imperfection
The subtext of the bestselling novel, The Imperfectionists, are elusive... Is it a perfect take on the imperfections of the media and modern society?... Read more.
Anzac Day and the birth of three nations
Anzac Day, which recalls the horrors of modern warfare, marks the birth of modern national conscience in Australia, New Zealand and Turkey.... Read more.
‘Redheads under the bed’ as a substitute for good reporting
A story that redhead sperm is not welcome at a Danish spermbank has gone global, reflecting how good reporting is being crowded out of the media by 'incredible ... Read more.
Feeling Europe’s pain
All is not well in the old world of organisational paternity, job security and economic rationality. But the silver lining is that we have millions of virtual �... Read more.
Scandinavia: is the far right far off?
Home-grown terrorism in Norway, a resumption of border controls in Denmark and an increasingly immigration-weary Sweden. Is right-wing politics taking hold in t... Read more.
Mid-life gardening… fertile futility
You cut, trim, mulch, fertilise, spray, dig, weed, rake and tidy up for half your weekend. The other half you keep looking at what still needs doing as the futi... Read more.
Mobile revolution in the Middle East
“You won’t fool the children of the revolution.” Especially not if they’re Twittering away on their mobile phones.... Read more.
