A lot can happen in 15 years, especially when there’s been a global recession, a pandemic and a complete transformation in how we communicate. In these four essays we look back at a momentous decade and a half.
Slovenian hero Martin Strel has swum solo the entire lengths of the Danube, Mississippi, Yangtze and Amazon, winning Guinness World Records for the first three. He’s become the chunky embodiment of Slovenia: plucky, brave…
At a time when everyone is seeking unwavering leadership, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I explains how the Orthodox Church has the sway to mobilise, inspire and guide believers into positive action.
As Australia wakes up, journalists, producers and media executives in its most cosmopolitan city prepare for another day fighting for ratings and readers in a fast-changing business. And it’s here, across the breakfast…
Taking an alternative angle to office life is Singaporean Joshua Ip, whose surreal slice of fiction is the work of a writer at the top of his game.Overworked office drone Hong Seng mysteriously transforms into a photocopier…
As the world resumes regular service in even the most challenged of commercial corners, we’ve looked across the globe to the businesses that have thrived this past year. Meet the people who have used optimism, creativity…
Europe is home to three nations that should be successes but instead are failing badly. Over the following pages, we look at their problems – from corruption to constitutional meltdown.