Why Taylor Swift belongs on English literature degree courses
When I started my podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, in the spring of 2021, I…
UK minister James Cleverly sorry for ‘joke’ about date rape – POLITICO
LONDON — U.K. Home Secretary James Cleverly apologized for making a joke about drugging his…
Northern Europe’s new naval priority: Submarine sabotage – POLITICO
HANKO, Finland — Finnish and British troops undertaking a routine naval training exercise on a…
A long history full of unexpected twists and turns
A new book called Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African tells the story of how the…
A politics guide to Gen Z’s internet slang – POLITICO
“Vladimir Putin has lowkey been taking Ls, with a mid performance that shows a mad…
How do we commemorate the New Zealand Wars? The history of Anzac Day can be a guide
Despite 2023 having been the sixth year a national day of commemoration for the New…
Europe’s Silicon Valley? No thanks – POLITICO
CAMBRIDGE, England — This city wears many crowns: the fastest growing in Britain, the world’s…
What was the mantua? How a 17th-century gown transformed dressmaking and ushered in financial freedom for women
If you’ve watched many period dramas, you’ve probably seen a mantua before. Originating in France…
Biden’s foreign policy headache in 2024 – POLITICO
Ivo Daalder, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, is CEO of the Chicago Council on Global…
George Smiley is unattractive, overweight, a terrible dresser – and a better spy than James Bond
I grew up in the southeast of England. There wasn’t all that much to do.…