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The likeness of Agnes Bamber
(5 minute read) A discovery in a charity shop in Manchester, Northern England, leads Adam Brocklehurst to reflect on relationships across social divides.
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Never forget
(6 minute read) Lisa Fraser finds a little known centre in London which speaks loudly of the sufferings and the wisdom of the Jewish people.
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The Philippines: life beyond elections
Mary Aileen D. Bacalso can barely contain her grief as she fears her homeland will return to a period of brutality and unrest.
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Editorial: Life in miniature
(2 minute read) Small is beautiful, thinks Tascha Von Uexkull, at least as far as books are concerned.
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Alone in Jerusalem
(5 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst finds himself curious about, annoyed, but ultimately captivated by the Holy City.
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When society comes apart at the seams
(10 minute read) James Bradshaw finds the predictions of an American academic eerily accurate, but discovers in them ideas for a better future.
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Leading lights
(6 minute read) Lisa Fraser looks for lessons in history as she defines her own leadership style.
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The age of ambition
(5 minute read) Michael Kirke warns of the poisonous side effects of the ancient drug of ambition.
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An ode to snuff
(5 minute read) Edward Kendall explores a pleasure of bygone ages which refuses to die.
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Spain’s fragile memory
(7 minute read) Maddy Fry finds modern Spain is still tip-toeing around the history of its bloody civil war.
