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L’Incoronazione di Poppea review – sexting, dope and toxic masculinity in Monteverdi update

Director Walter Sutcliffe’s modern-day production of Monteverdi’s take on Emperor Nero scores some hits but as many misses. Musically, though, it is outstanding

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024

OPINION - The snowflake generation could do with a good dose of this philosophy

One of the oddest features of the culture right now is that the philosophy of Stoicism is a big thing. There’s a group called Modern Stoicism which runs a Stoic Week, that asks participants to live like a Stoic — and it turns out that it makes them feel good.…

Evening Standard · May 16, 2024

Stoicism on Tiktok promises happiness – but the ancient philosophers who came up with it had something very different in mind

I don’t know about you, but my TikTok is full of influencers telling me I should be a Stoic. You might know the term “stoic” as a person who goes through hardship while maintaining a steely and calm disposition, and never complains. However, a stoic is also someone who prescribes…

The Conversation · Nov 16, 2023

John Malkovich on best friend Julian Sands: ‘Jules was such a storyteller, and so, so funny’

The actor reflects on the pair’s new film together, Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes, as ‘a pretty fitting tribute’ and shares memories of the ‘boy who grew up wild on the moors’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

Rishi Sunak stifles a grin and gets serious after Liz Truss goes down fighting

Mostly, Librium Liz wanted to pay tribute to herself. Her successor spoke like a banker

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2022

Rishi Sunak's 'do-over' lets Tories pretend the last couple of months never happened

Her rollercoaster premiership having been brought to a juddering halt, Liz Truss strode out of Downing Street with a facial expression that screamed "I left a dead fish behind one of the radiators, but you'll never know which one."

Daily Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

Rishi Sunak appointed Prime Minister as Liz Truss quits after just 49 days in office

The former won the latest Tory leadership contest on Monday without a vote being cast after his rivals Penny Mordaunt and Boris Johnson dropped out.

Daily Record · Oct 25, 2022

How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of 'imitatio' to craft some of the most original songs of his time

Over the course of six decades, Bob Dylan steadily brought together popular music and poetic excellence. Yet the guardians of literary culture have only rarely accepted Dylan’s legitimacy.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2022

‘Inject that Stoicism into my veins!’: 10 tools of ancient philosophy that improved my life

Brigid Delaney has been immersed in Stoicism since 2018 – and has had plenty of cause to use it since. Here’s a cheat sheet of what she learned

The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2022

How Stoicism influenced Pink Floyd

Stoicism can easily be misread as pessimistic, but its core message is profoundly empowering

Salon · Sep 3, 2022