News At A Glance #37
Dub music, sourdough bread, Churchill, and Twitter. The Emigre’s latest round-up of world news.
Islam in the Land of the Buddha
Thousands of Sri Lankan Muslims gather for ifthar, the evening meal that ends the daily fast of Ramazan. A photo essay by David Blacker.
News At A Glance #36
French soldiers, Ukrainian oligarchs, cannabis, and handbags. The Emigre’s latest round-up of world news.
Aftersun: Magnificent Masterpiece or Humungous Fraud?
Dominic Hilton is stunned to discover that not everyone shares his reverence for Charlotte Wells’ acclaimed debut film.
Mr Speaker
As the Speaker of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly jets off to be a speaker at the Speakers' conference in the Caribbean, ASH Smyth speaks to the Speaker about Speakership. And speaking.
Lance Armstrong’s Crucifiers Get Dropped
Ever raised close to half a billion dollars for cancer sufferers? No? Then quit your moralising about Lance Armstrong, says Mitchell Belacone.
Spotify Sundays: Peter Molin heads SXSW
This week, an (illustrated!) playlist by Peter Molin, inspired by a long weekend spent at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
The Thinephile
Tim Cooper recalls a surreal series of run-ins with former world-champion boxer Chris Eubank.
Spotify Sundays: Nick Gibbins on Setting a New Burpees World Record
From ‘Regret’ to ‘Everybody Hurts’ via ‘Sore Knees’. A playlist for a motley crew of comrades on an epic adventure.
News At A Glance #35
The first moon-landing, LYCRA®, late-autumn wasps, and 1998. The Emigre’s latest round-up of world news.
A Review of Pride and Prejudice in the Style of a Ludacris Song
Her family's got drama, her friends are all crazy / But she ain't giving up, her heart's feeling hazy.
All the places in Buenos Aires I have eaten tostados de jamón y queso in the past fortnight
From bares notables to the backseat of a girlfriend’s car.
Life on Earth: two poems by Nicholas Lezard
Watching Attenborough’s Green Planet, Nicholas Lezard finds himself possessed by the spirit of Dorothy Parker.
Tokio Adrift
Beachcomber Tracey Williams presents collages of non-biodegradable “found art” washed up on the Cornwall coast.
Wines I didn't drink last year while up the Hilary (in ascending order of regret)
From Sainsbury’s Côtes du Rhône to Olivier Leflaire Puligny-Montrachet Enseignères.
They Don’t Make ’em Like Fleur Anymore
On International Women’s Day, Boris Starling pays tribute to Fleur de Villiers, a remarkable family friend.
The Moonraker Tweets
Eric Stroud whiles away a long weekend with the audiobook of Ian Fleming’s third novel—and live-tweets his increasingly-bemused reactions.
All the books in the library of the Concordia Bay ferry from East to West Falkland (and vice versa), as at 25.3.23
From Confessions of an Opium-Eater to The Complete Vegetable Grower.
“The Rings of Power”: Not Woke, Just Disordered
How to fix Amazon’s disappointing US$1 billion TV series.