The March of Folly
The March of Folly I often wonder where the place is to be found between being entertained, being made to think, and being constrained [...]
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02, 2026
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02, 2026
Silk Roads
Silk Roads When I was around seven years old, my friend Andrew told me about his father’s plan. Back then, more than seventy years [...]
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01, 2026
Arcadia
Arcadia Why do some moments stick in our minds? Often, they are memorable because they are both exceptional and unanticipated. For me, one was [...]
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12, 2025
Cruising
Cruising In an age when words take on increasingly diverse meanings, it can be challenging to make the nature of your intended topic clear. [...]
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12, 2025
Inevitability
Inevitability There is a popular strategy in looking back at past events to wonder ‘if only …’. It’s tricky. Any speculation about what could [...]
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11, 2025
Descartes Bones
Descartes’ Bones There are many challenges in writing about other people, especially those whose ideas have become important to you, or more widely. The [...]
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11, 2025
St Martins Cathedral Utrecht
St Martin’s Cathedral Utrecht Major cities across Europe become packed in the summer months. It’s not just Paris, Rome and Berlin: a day in [...]
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11, 2025
Barges
Barges When I was at school, I discovered and loved Cargoes, a poem by John Masefield: Quinquereme of Nineveh from distant Ophir, Rowing home [...]
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10, 2025
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia Seeing a great building is a fascinating experience. By a great building, in this case I mean one that is historic (there [...]
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10, 2025
Aigai
Aigai We were in the second half of our cruise, travelling down the eastern coast of Greece, when the ship stopped at Thessaloniki. As [...]
