My best and worst flights
I will start from the worst. August 2005, I am 27. Rei (my civil wife...
What surprises us about each other…
I hold my two co-writers in the very highest esteem. Sergey writes (and speaks) immaculate...
What’s the dumbest myth people still believe?
‘…and justice for all’. Yes, that was one of Metallica’s most influential albums, back in...
Working from home, or living at work?
Britain didn’t return to the office after Covid. It negotiated a ceasefire: three days in,...
A week of subjective outrage
Well, in Russia, every week is a week of subjective outrage. Like they say in...
How did we get here?
There’s something quietly unsettling about building your future, indeed the rest of your life, in...
What have schools stopped teaching?
I left school at 18, back in the late 1960s. In the 55 years since,...
What were we taught
I was born in the USSR so I was taught to love Lenin. Actually, at...
What a time to be alive!
Oh, it is, but not always in a noble way. The world right now feels...