There is, it seems, an unwritten law in the world of artificial intelligence, which I will attempt to distil here: âAny discussion of AI must include an early and robust reference to... Read more »
Oleksandr Mykhed and his wife Olena lost their home when the Russians invaded Ukraine. Before February 2022 he had never held a gun in his hands. But a week before the invasion,... Read more »
Say what you like about the biographer Tom Bower, he hits the ground running: from the opening bars of House of Beckham, an epic symphony of snide, you know exactly where youâre... Read more »
In 1986, two catastrophic events occurred on either side of the cold war divide that shocked the world. On 28 January, 73 seconds after takeoff, the US space shuttle Challenger broke apart... Read more »
The efflorescence of menâs magazines in the UK lasted from about 1985 to 2010. You may recall their titles on newsagentsâ shelves â Arena, GQ, Maxim, Esquire â near in time but... Read more »
For those less well-versed than me in the world of high 1980s Hollywood and its various satellites â or do I mean parasites? â it may be useful if I begin this... Read more »
Zadie Smithâs sixth novel is set in 1870s Kilburn, home to William Ainsworth, a real-life novelist of questionable talent, and his Scottish cousin and housekeeper Eliza Touchet. The Fraud moves between Elizaâs... Read more »
Jiaming Tangâs debut novel opens in China in the 1980s, at the Workersâ Cinema in rural Fuzhou, a cruising spot for queer men. The cinema is described as a magical, almost utopian... Read more »
In Julia Armfieldâs third book the effects of the climate crisis are felt daily. The city in which sisters Isla, Irene and Agnes live has been transformed by endless rain â and... Read more »