The Turkish president shares the anger of the heartland that still votes for him

Reading Martin Amis (1949-2023) between the novelist and the critic

A writer who could remove all traces of morality from a novel and yet make it a moral homily

Few like the White House incumbent but many will vote for him again

Who wins from the media outlet’s $787.5 m settlement with Dominion Voting Systems?

America’s long-delayed envoy to India is a melting-pot archetype with little time on his hands

There are parallels but also big differences with the Indian tussle between executive and judiciary

Despite his individual genius, Pelé was the archetype of the team player

The afterlife of a Czech industrial town in suburban Kolkata

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