Friday 24 February
In the English-speaking entertainment world it’s a good week for awards shows. But all collective breath will be none-more-bated than for the mother of them all, the Oscars, on Sunday night.
Author Frank Partnoy on the virtues of waiting, Julian Norridge discusses the Brits’ love of sports, and Rich Cohen uncovers forgotten banana tycoon Samuel Zemurray.
We see how Kosovo celebrated its fifth year of independence, look closer at the Avigdor Lieberman trial, and learn how Germans view Brits with author Philip Oltermann.
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt discusses the elements making up the “Nordic Plan”, we also head to Nairobi to see how the Kenyan elections are shaping up, and Tyler Brûlé talks to Australia’s head of tourism about…
Thursday 29 November
Being born in Finland is like winning the lottery. That is an old saying that every single Finn knows.
Wednesday 3 October
There used to be a travel guide to Finland that gave rather awkward advice on how to behave with Finns.
Friday 10 May
While the comforts of home are reassuring, the wealth of different cultures in Hong Kong is something expats should celebrate.
Friday 11 November
Donatella Versace threw a little party in New York on Tuesday night.
Wednesday 17 April
On the day that the UK lays to rest one of its most divisive leaders – Margaret Thatcher – there's a sense that the bombast surrounding the funeral is distinctly un-British.
Saturday 26 November
Highlights of this weekend include a new food market by Nuno Mendes, design festival in Honk Kong and a new album by Kate Bush.
Friday 7 December
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer lived to be a centenarian but the buildings and spaces he created will endure and inspire for millenia.
Thursday 26 January
Five years ago, stood in the concrete shell of a building in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, I made a deal.
Saturday 26 December
From 1 January, EU legislation will come in to force essentially making the UK measurement the “acre” forbidden in all official literature.
Monday 16 July
I still remember when I had my first discussion in a foreign language. I was on a bus heading to school and sat next to a real Kiwi, a New Zealander.
Tuesday 30 March
After almost 90 years, the BBC is talking about putting its lucrative weather forecasting contract out to tender, possibly as early as this month (April).
Tuesday 15 May
When I woke up recently I checked the weather forecast. For the oncoming weekend it was London 13c, Helsinki 24c.
The internet is transforming the way we consume music and news as more stations switch to a web-only format and internet radios roll off the production lines. Forget traditional stations – this is the future of the sung and…
How to speak modern Spanish, and the British colony in the Balkans.
Monday 13 August
There is a mixture of relief and sorrow in London now that the Olympics are over. Londoners can hardly believe the Games went off without any major transport meltdown, organisational blunder, or howling error of curatorial…
Saturday 28 April
There’s a wedding happening today, apparently.
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