What the next government must do is obvious, and it needs to have as big and as wide a mandate as possible - helped by supportive MPs from other sympathetic parties. We can rebuild an attractive country with a uniquely dynamic, purpose-driven capitalism grounded in an economic philosophy that recognises the interdependence of the private [...]

O Superman
by Laurie Anderson

O Superman
O Judge
O Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad, ah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha-ah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
O Superman
O Judge
O Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad, ah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha-ah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Hi, I’m not home right now
But if you wanna leave a [...]

While They Prayed…

Today’s missile attack on a school refuge which killed over 100 and seriously injured hundreds during morning prayers guarantees that there will never, ever be peace in Israel. With nowhere in Gaza safe from Israeli missiles and shells; most homes, schools, mosques and hospitals destroyed; with disease and starvation now common, when will [...]

Self Evident by Ani Difranco (2002)
yes,
us people are just poems
we’re 90% metaphor
with a leanness of meaning
approaching hyper-distillation
and once upon a time
we were moonshine
rushing down the throat of a giraffe
yes, rushing down the long hallway
despite what the p.a. announcement says
yes, rushing down the long stairs
with the whiskey of eternity
fermented and distilled
to eighteen minutes
burning down our throats
down [...]

Thomas Hoepker. © René Burri / Magnum Photos
Remembering Thomas Hoepker (1936-2024)
Gifted a camera by his grandfather as a boy, Thomas Hoepker had an interest in photography from the age of 14. Born in Munich in 1936, he studied art history and archaeology at university and worked as a photographer for Münchner Illustrierte and Kristall between [...]

After suffering a seizure while riding his bike to work in February 1996, Rainer Ptacek was diagnosed with a brain tumour in February 1996. He described his frustrating symptoms to his friend, Fred Mills:
“You know, these” — Rainer held up his hands and nodded at them — “know where they want to go. They remember [...]