Books This article is more than 23 years oldThe lying Dutchman: how a crime writer confessed to his wife's murderThis article is more than 23 years oldAfter his wife went missing, Richard Klinkhamer wrote a book on seven ways to kill your spouse. Then it turned out he really hadA year after his wife disappeared without trace in 1991, Richard Klinkhamer, a Dutch crime writer, visited his publisher. He had with him a manuscript which, under the circumstances, seemed a little macabre. Read More...
Stream teamCultureReviewOne of the world’s most exciting playwrights distils our great fear of tragedy into the minutiae of everyday resilience
Hidden away on a corner of the internet is a video I have returned to time and time again: a 2013 recording of Young Jean Lee’s play We’re Gonna Die. I’ve been spending time with it again these past few weeks.
A short 50 minutes, We’re Gonna Die is about exactly that: the inevitability of what we will all come to face. Read More...
The ObserverPolitics This article is more than 5 months oldWe’ve caught the distraction disease – we do anything to avoid the problems we faceThis article is more than 5 months oldTorsten BellPoliticians aren’t the only ones to blame for a lack of focus on real issues, as culture war debates waste ever more of our time and energyWe all get distracted, as Twitter or daydreaming makes us less productive than we would like to be. Read More...