Briefs From the Field
To his distress, ASH Smyth realises it’s been five years since his last cricket match (which, even more distressingly, he was allowed to captain).
Something to Say
On their 10th wedding anniversary, Dominic Hilton dusts off his roast wedding speech for fellow Emigre editor ASH Smyth and his bride.
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Spotify Sundays: Seth Burkett on a Footballing Life
Can England beat Spain in the Euros final? Seth Burkett takes soundings from a personal history of footballing optimism.
Soul Limbo
As they capitulate to England once again at Lord's, Nicholas Lezard asks whatever happened to West Indies cricket.
Teardrop Titans
As England hang on by their fingernails at Euro 2024, Seth Burkett looks back at a rather different type of international football: his season as a pro footballer in Sri Lanka.
Ice, Ice, Maybe: A Grey Glacier Diary
Wet feet, pisco sours, and the wonders of nature in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field.
Blue Is The New Plaque
On the sanctity of Britain’s blue plaque scheme—and the delightful hoaxes it inspires.
The Double Afterlife of Maali Almeida
How Shehan Karunatilaka’s Chats with the Dead became Booker Prize winner The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.
The Chairman Will Take Wine
Full transcript of four speeches made by the hastily-appointed Toastmaster at the Annual Oxford and Cambridge Universities Dinner at the Residence of the British Ambassador to Argentina, on Thursday October 5th 2023.
Asbestos, Champagne, and a Pirate Ship
A pal picks up the exceedingly prestigious Polar Medal.
Post-Millennial Observances
In celebration of the Meskel festival, ASH Smyth recalls his trip to Ethiopia’s Camelot, some 16 years ago.
Insanetiago
On the fiftieth anniversary of the military coup in Chile, Dominic Hilton remembers an ill-fated city break he took to Santiago a few weeks before the start of the global pandemic.
The Amis Effect: A Fan Piece
Martin Amis was someone I thought of as a kind of elder sibling, hero, avatar, even scapegoat.
Snow Dog: Canine Conquest of the Pole
In 1909, a team led by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen set off to reach the South Pole. Here, for the first time, is an account of the expedition from the point of view of one of his dogs.