London Review of Books11d
Undoing Maria Callas
When diva worship turns an artist into an icon, everyone ...
London Review of Books4d
Colombia’s Border Crisis
In response to attacks by warring guerrilla factions that have killed dozens of people and displaced tens of ...
London Review of Books10d
‘Universal Language’
I always like to say that Iranian cinema emerges out of a thousand years of poetry, and Canadian cinema emerges ...
London Review of Books11d
Failures at the CCRC
The new CCRC was independent of the government, free to investigate without political interference. It would have sixty staff ...
London Review of Books10d
What changed?
At a press conference in the Qatari capital, Doha, on 15 January, the emirate’s premier and foreign minister, Shaikh Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman al-Thani, announced that Israel and the Palestinian ...
London Review of Books13d
Under the Santa Anas
In last November’s election, a majority of California voters declined to outlaw forced labour among ...
London Review of Books17d
At the Thistle
At first glance, the row of booths could be mistaken for a chorus line dressing room. There are eight in all; each with its own strip-lighting, giant mirror and packet of wipes. But the yellow bins ...
London Review of Books12d
Democracy’s Funeral
Romania is one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the EU. One-third of the population either live in poverty or are at risk of poverty, particularly in rural areas. The average pension is ...