Serious investment thinking that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
I flew to Duluth Saturday to an enormous hockey arena to watch my tall handsome grandson in his black robe and mortarboard walk forward and accept his college degree. What made the long trip and the boring ceremony more than worthwhile — essential, imperative — was to witness the delight of his...
A review into how the BBC should be funded has been launched by Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer, as new action is taken to reduce the impact on licence fee payers in these hard up...
I spent 12 hours in a New York ER last Saturday and upon discharge was given ten pages of test results and now I have more information about myself than I know what to do with. I...
What does it tell you when two of the world’s most cogent cinema essayists decide to put out books on TV? Mostly, it tells you that there hasn’t been much new cinema to talk...
Congestion pricing comes to Manhattan in June, a system of tolls to reduce daytime traffic on streets that have become sluggish so they’ll start moving again and not turn into...
"Hi, Big Ed. Dog here, how are you?” “Ah, Le Chien, yes, all good, thank you. Everything okay your end? How’s trade?” “Fine, fine… -ish. Unwise to get me started, as ever....
I did my solo stand-up act in Ohio last week and in the midst of a story, the auditorium shook with a blast of thunder. I paused. The audience laughed. Another roll of thunder....
Whether walking down the streets of Berlin, Brussels, London, Reykjavík, street art is used to mark spaces and buildings in unique, surprising, and in often joyful ways. It...
The centre of Paris, like many cities in old Europe, was not designed for the motor car. Napoléon Bonaparte conceived the arcaded Rivoli walkway in 1802, naming it after his...
I spent last week gadding about the Carolinas doing shows and enjoying the South, eating eggs and grits and hearing the waitress say, “Can I get you more coffee, darling?” and...