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Suddenly it’s clear why I wanted to be old

28th September 2022 by Garrison Keillor

I look at the Great Milky WayWhile inhaling the autumn bouquetAt eventideAnd am mystifiedAnd simply don’t know what to say. I love this September chill in the air. I love sweaters. They hide the age wrinkles on my inner upper arms. A stocking cap means I don’t have to comb my hair. Delicate souls are […]

Don’t buy an electric car this year

27th September 2022 by Dan Channer

Originally published June 2021. Prices are too high, availability too low, and the charging network is a dog’s breakfast. Hold your horses – or just get a bike. Tackling climate change makes fixing the pandemic “look easy”, according to Bill Gates, and change is upon us. Cars are going electric. Jaguar will be EV-only (electric […]

The state of crude oil

27th September 2022 by Matein Khalid

Brent crude was grossly overvalued at 124 in June and black gold has come down as supply angst is replaced by the very tangible reality of a China where 7% GDP growth is not going to come back for the rest of the decade. Thus demand destruction in the petroleum products market is inevitable. At […]

October is coming, prepare to be bold

22nd September 2022 by Garrison Keillor

She told me out of the blue that she adores me. I was there, in a chair, listening; she was standing by the grandfather clock. She didn’t sing it, but she said it clearly. This should answer any remaining questions. But Mister Malaise and Madam Miasma are ever on our trail, skulking in woodlands and […]

Letter from Paris: the return – in style – of Roland Garros

20th September 2022 by Andy Watson

Our writer reports from court side. Like many in Paris, I relished last week’s return of two of the most anticipated shows on earth: Top Gun: Maverick and Roland-Garros. Both events had waited a long time to properly open their doors to an eager public and were instant sell-outs. They were worth the wait. A […]

Building back better

20th September 2022 by Tom Duncan

Why timber buildings may be key in limiting climate change. Originally published September 2021. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report makes for grim reading. It finds that climate change is here, it is accelerating and left unchecked the implications for humanity will be serious. In the fight to curtail the worst impacts […]

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