I told my bank manager I was planning on being scammed. It was like I’d just announced I wanted to close a credit card, or get a vasectomy, or something else you shouldn’t disclose to your bank manager.

The lead-up to Christmas is frantic.

I’ve had an interesting lead-up to Christmas. I’m starting to wonder if I should give it a miss this year: whether Father Christmas is trying to send me a message that I should sit this one out.

Once-tight business associates fell out when Sasha Hopkins’ A Team Property Group took off like a rocket with slicker marketing and more success Ricky Hirsch’s Fulfil The Dream.

The US is set to remove a $10 million bounty on Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the opposition group that spearheaded an offensive against Bashar Assad’s Syrian government forces. Barbara Leaf, the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, made the announcement in an online briefing on Friday while […]

The last weekend before the winter break in the season is usually marked by a festive mood. But the , where a car rammed in to a Christmas market killing five people and injuring 200 others, overshadowed matches across Germany. As the 1.FC Magdeburg players headed towards the fans that had travelled to see them […]

Adam Ross’ extraordinary second novel, “Playworld,” is a beguiling ode to a lost era, one that predates helicopter parenting, cellphones and perhaps even cynicism. It is set primarily over the course of one year during which prep school freshman Griffin Hurt undergoes a sentimental education like no other. Among the initiating events: “In the fall […]

The recurring theme of my writing the past few weeks is that Donald Trump is not invulnerable. His win did not upend the rules of American politics or render him immune to political misfortune. Like everything we experience, his victory was contingent — a function of specific people in specific circumstances making specific choices. To […]

A great thriller lives and dies by its complexity. Movies like All the President’s Men or Blow Out create intricate, detailed worlds of mystery that pull you in before leaving you at the center of the labyrinth to unwind yourself in the days that follow. A solid B-tier thriller, however, is all about simplicity. These […]

We’re almost ready to put another year in the history books, with the end of 2024 now upon us and the Christmas holiday period now fully underway. The holidays, of course, mean free time, and having free time means an opportunity to catch up on all your favorite TV shows. To that end, the streaming […]