The Palisades, reimagined
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You can see how wrecked the place is, and how temporarily low the de jure population – but the clean-up and rebuilding are well under way
Jeremy Hildreth
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Harry Mount, Lara Prendergast, Catriona Olding, Owen Matthews and Jeremy Hildreth
29 min listen
On this week’s Spectator Out Loud, Harry Mount reads his diary, in which he recounts a legendary face-off between Barry Humphries and John Lennon (00:45); Lara Prendergast gives her tips for male beauty (06:15); Owen Matthews reports from Kyiv about the Ukrainians’ unbroken spirit (12:40); Catriona Olding writes on the importance of choosing how to
Thursday
Why Napoleon (may have) loved St Helena coffee
Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, Saint Helena’s French honorary consul, wants to set the record straight. Contrary to popular belief, he tells me, Napoleon wasn’t exiled to St Helena for life. In a highly idiosyncratic sentencing, drafted by the Russians and ratified by the other powers involved, Napoleon’s banishment was to last ‘until his deadly fame ends’. While
Saturday
The green case for Bitcoin
Of all the arguments against Bitcoin, one of the most popular these days is that it is bad for the planet. People who know nothing about cryptocurrencies are often heard saying that Bitcoin mining is such an energy-intensive process that it has become a major contributory factor to climate change. This is largely bunkum. Far from
Tuesday
Back to work with Dave Rubin
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In a time of madness, the podcast host just wants to be a voice of reason
Tuesday
'Primates like us having conversations. This is the best game in town': Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris and Douglas Murray at the 02, reviewed
I’ve just returned home from seeing Douglas Murray, Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris on stage at the O2 Arena in London before a crowd of 8,000 people. And I have to say, it was a pretty good show. Once you’re past the bizarreness of seeing three top-flight intellectuals calmly occupying the same stage normally strutted
Tuesday
The liberal mob has been trying to gaslight us for two years — and now the jig is up
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They have now gone further than many of its members ever intended. And it’s fascinating to behold.
Wednesday
What if Donald Trump is the Steve Jobs of politics?
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I can understand some people not liking the current president of the United States. As Conrad Black put it recently, ‘Donald Trump is a strange cat and an acquired taste.’ What I don’t understand is people who should know better being afraid of Donald Trump. For example, how can it be that among all the … Read more
