Division, Derision, Diversions, & Delay
As promised, last week was a big one for Brexit. In my last column, I outlined what was planned, in this one I’ll recount what actually...
Cosmically Curated: March Art 'Scopes
March always goes in like a lion, but this year particularly so with a Mercury retrograde near the beginning of the month. That means...
Masculinity in Ancient Greece
The spectacle of the ancient Greek male body is as enduring and relevant now as it was in 500 BC. The ideal image of man, largely sourced...
Don’t Panic! Who do you think you are kidding Mr Rees-Mogg?
Firstly, let me take up where I left off last week. You may remember that last Friday it appeared that Mrs May was about to be toppled...
Brexagedon: “The Revolution is Eating its Children”
On Thursday this week, a senior Conservative Party source told the BBC’s political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, that “the revolution is...
A Hidden Gem: Alvar Aalto's Stolar Chair
This week I moved into the Courtauld library. Not literally, although the number of hours I’ve spent tucked away in its nooks and...
The US Midterm Elections: A Blue Wave but Trump's still standing
Yes, that’s right everybody, we’re only just at the halfway point of Trump’s first (and hopefully only) term in office. And that means...
Beguiling Brett – what could his appointment as Justice of the American Supreme Court mean for Ameri
The past two years of American politics have shown us that the most extreme outcome is not necessarily the least likely one. The man who...
Skeletons in the Closet: A Week of Tricks & Treats
Halloween was not the only terrifying (k)night this week, as Sir Philip Green once again reared his greasy head. You may remember the...
A Polish Icon: Józef Chierowski’s forgotten Fotel 366
If you know me well, you may well be aware that I like chairs. An awful lot. And if you don’t know me well at all – hello, I’m Emilia,...