Gaiutra Bahadur’s coolie odyssey
The National, May 2014 The year was 1903 and a Brahmin woman set sail from Kolkata for a new life in the Caribbean. It wasn’t as exotic as it now sounds. Those on board suffered […]
Ben East
Google Street View Comes to Dubai
Vision, May 2014 Dubai is naturally famous for its high-performance cars – particularly when they’re being driven by the police. But turning heads on Sheikh Zayed Road in recent months has been an altogether more […]
The Spy With 29 Names by Jason Webster
The Observer, May 2014 At the end of this absorbing portrayal of Juan Pujol – the Catalan second world war double agent who was so good he won both the iron cross and an MBE – Jason […]
Neil Finn on scaling Dizzy Heights
The National, May 2014 Think Crowded House — and its enduringly agreeable songwriter Neil Finn — and the lascivious baritone croon of Barry White is probably the last artist who springs to mind. After all, […]
Curious by Ian Leslie
The Observer, May 2014 It’s the paradox of our times. The internet offers us deeper and quicker access to more knowledge than ever before, but there is more and more evidence that this vast, always-on archive is […]