Jack Hilton, Rochdale Caliban
Double episode about Jack Hilton, a working-class author, World War I veteran, unemployed movement organiser, and trade union activist from Rochdale, north-west England. {listen} Part 1: Jack Hilton’s early life…
‘I Was Taken Hostage’: How an American Metal Rocker Landed in Russian Prison
Travis Leake left California for a new life in Moscow. Then he was arrested. He wrote letters to Rolling Stone telling his side of the story
Corn Crème Brûlée
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A DEFENSE OF JOY
by Mario Benedetti translated by Maria Popova
Lorde: Virgin, her first album in four years, is raw, wild, and sublime.
Lorde made her past two albums with Jack Antonoff, whom she calls a “positive, supportive collaborator,” but it was time to shake things up. “I’m very vibes-based,” she says. “I…
Pete Townshend: ‘I’ve Got Maybe 10 Years Left as a Creative’
The nearly 80-year-old guitarist on his new solo-albums box set, the Who’s upcoming U.K. charity gigs, and the work he hopes to accomplish in the next decade
Paul Grant – Sketches
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Architect Couple Revives Small Abandoned Naples Apartment, 58sqm/642sqft
What was once an abandoned apartment in Naples is now a vibrant home and studio, reimagined by architect couple Giuseppe Punzo and Julie Nebout of La Fotosintesi. With a love…
Inside Europe’s billion-dollar anti-gender movement
A new report reveals how groups critical of so-called gender ideology across Europe raised $1.18 billion to target abortion, sex education and LGBTQ+ rights.
Brad Pitt Is Fooling You
When an actor ties their rehabilitation to their blockbuster film, it becomes difficult to extricate the art from the artist. The onscreen performance feeds the off-screen persona. The off-screen persona…