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Letter to The Observer editor
Simon Tisdall tries to group Putin, Netanyahu and Trump as the three great despots of the modern age.
Sep 8, 20241 min read
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Atwood Magazine: Meet our writers
The story of my life and music: from the formative tracks, to living in the birthplace of radio, to my favourite up-and-coming artists.
Sep 6, 20249 min read
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The music industry must evolve if its artists are to remain Britain’s proudest export
UK Music’s This Is Music Creators’ Survey of 2023 painted a bleak picture of Britain’s post-Brexit music industry.
Sep 6, 20244 min read
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Pond’s Stung! reveals Nick Allbrook as the psychedelic Rumpelstiltskin, though he can spin gold from thin air
Pond has released a brand new album, Stung!, and it’s a squelching doozy
Aug 26, 20244 min read
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Letter to The Observer editor
In response to 18th August article by Kenan Malik: Defending working class interests requires more than simply opposing immigration
Aug 26, 20241 min read
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Letter to The Observer editor
In response to 11th August article by Sarah Manavis: Are you a brat girl or a trad wife? Why female microtrends are piling up fast
Aug 18, 20242 min read
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Demystifying embedded finance
What is embedded finance? What's at stake? Where might it go in the next 5 years?
Aug 13, 20244 min read
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CIGARETTES AFTER SEX – X’S
The Brooklyn-based noir-poppers defiantly refuse to re-invent a well-oiled wheel with their ambient third record
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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What can Hollywood teach us about digital identity?
From Ethan Hunt's fingerprint-taking vinyl in Mission Impossible to Edna Mode's retina scanner in The Incredibles, biometrics get plenty of
Jun 18, 20245 min read
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Maya Hawke – Chaos Angel
American actress and singer-songwriter’s third studio album reveals a subverted meritocratic inflexion of the American Dream.
Jun 4, 20244 min read
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Hyperbitcoinisation: A fantasy or reality?
It is time to weigh up the pros and cons of advancing the world’s first cryptocurrency as a fully-fledged medium of exchange...
May 28, 202410 min read
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How to leverage quantum computing
Earlier this year, researchers devised a breakthrough method for creating supremely pure silicon – the key material in quantum computers.
May 14, 20244 min read
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The face of war in Ukraine’s crypto adoption
While cryptocurrencies are rising in popularity, some nations have had no choice but to legislate for their growth.
May 11, 20242 min read
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Amen Dunes review: Death Jokes is a post-modern beachball – colourful on the surface and full of air inside
Amen Dunes’ sixth studio album boasts a grandiose concept, and one to be commended, if the simulacrum were handled with panache
May 10, 20245 min read
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Why is the financial services industry obsessed with ethical AI?
Unlike the preceding technological revolutions of history – perhaps with the exception of the third, computation – artificial intelligence h
May 4, 20243 min read
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Subtle, restrained & emotionally complex: Dehd unveils third single from Poetry
Chicagoan indie-pop band, Dehd, just released the last in a trilogy of singles from their upcoming album, Poetry - due to land 10th May
Apr 30, 20243 min read
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Starburster: Like an iron butterfly, Fontaines D.C. are indestructible and delicate
I challenge you, dear reader, to name a contemporary band capable of dolling out as much channelled, razor-sharp attitude as we hear on Font
Apr 21, 20242 min read
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The Mac is Back: McCartney III
The old hack Mac is back with an 11-track crack at another self-produced album, McCartney III. This time, however, it's gone to number...
Apr 20, 20244 min read
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Sustainable finance, data, and technology: The way forward for a climate resilient future
Financial institutions around the globe are increasingly responding to stakeholder demands on sustainability and environmental, social and g
Apr 19, 20249 min read
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Busting sustainable finance myths: Why Tariq Fancy is only half right on ESG, part 2
Blackrock’s former sustainable investing chief, Tariq Fancy, has made nine key claims against the environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Apr 19, 20249 min read
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