Call the Ghostwriter When the writing demands talent and discretion
Ghostwriters channel someone else’s voice — often, someone else’s very recognizable voice — and construct with it a book that has shape and texture,...
How bad is China’s COVID outbreak?
4 Jan 2023 5:30 AMIn the absence of credible data from Beijing, researchers are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the surge
Victor Hugo statue at centre of race row
4 Jan 2023 1:31 AMThe city hall’s Facebook site announced the statue had been restored to reflect the original work by celebrated Senegalese sculptor Ousmane Sow, who,...
There has never been a better time to be short
3 Jan 2023 5:30 AMThere is an ongoing debate about the stature of a population and what it means for the prosperity and fairness of a nation, but I’m interested in...
Happy low-key New Year
2 Jan 2023 9:30 AMSome people are giving themselves permission to replace grand ambitions with more realistic expectations for 2023
Use your disillusion: A philosopher makes the case
2 Jan 2023 5:30 AMThis isn’t because the writing is convoluted; Bradatan, a philosopher, writes with elegance and wit, his every thought and sentence slipping smoothly...
Untidying up: Making the case for why clutter is good for you
31 Dec 2022 1:30 PMThere is, it turns out, a counter to the decluttering imperative inevitably given the unattractive label “cluttercore” that frankly celebrates the...
New Year beckoning: One resolution you might just keep
31 Dec 2022 5:30 AMI have these words in mind as I greet a New Year that will mark my 70th birthday by yet again resolving, as Johnson did, to rise earlier, resist...