Catch up:Russia’s overture to America; Ireland’s new PM
Russia said it was ready for “mutually respectful dialogue” with America after Donald Trump threatened it with further sancti...
Backpacks are, surprisingly, in vogue
They were once the accessory of choice for hikers, paupers and pupils. No adult with even vague ambitions of style would be c...
Spotify’s playlists have altered the music industry in unexpected ways
Mood Machine. By Liz Pelly. Atria; 288 pages; $28.99. Hodder & Stoughton; £22 A few years after Spotify’s founding in 200...
Henri Bergson was once the world’s most famous philosopher
Herald of a Restless World. By Emily Herring. Basic Books; 320 pages; $32 and £25 MANY PEOPLE think that there must be someth...
Sex, drugs or chastity?
Hope. By Pope Francis with Carlo Musso. Translated by Richard Dixon. Random House; 320 pages; $32. Viking; £25 His Holiness P...
Ross Ulbricht, pardoned by Donald Trump, was a pioneer of crypto-crime
There cannot be many international crime leaders inspired by “The Princess Bride”, a cult children’s fantasy movie released i...
The fate of a ranting driver raises doubts about the “new” Uzbekistan
THE JAILING of dissenters is nothing new in Uzbekistan, Central Asia’s most populous country, where faulting the president ca...
Can you breathe stress away?
SEVERAL TIMES a day groups of young-professional types gather at 7Breaths, a meditation studio in central London, simply to b...
America has an imperial presidency
WHAT WILL Donald Trump do next? A decade after he became the Republican front-runner, it is still the urgent question. In a d...
America’s departure from the WHO would harm everyone
DONALD TRUMP has once again set his sights on the World Health Organisation (WHO). On January 20th America’s newly inaugurate...