One of my favourite mag pieces of late is this appropriately joyful and poetic piece by Matthew Holman on the great Frank O'Hara's lesser known work as an ambassador of American art for Nelson Rockefeller's International Program .... its so good. Gift link here as.ft.com/r/eafb8692-f...
Our own @pilitaclark.bsky.social is on indomitable form here, tracking the dogged fight to build an alliance outside the COPs to make a plan for phasing out fossil fuels.... as.ft.com/r/7dd2eaf9-0...
My cover story in today's FT Magazine, for which I listened to THIRTY EIGHT EPISODES of the Katie Miller Podcast, in their entirety. š«
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The brilliant Suzy Hansen has written an essay for @FTMag from an extract of her new book "From Life Itself" about what happened in one Istanbul neighbourhood over a decade of political chaos and its so good... as.ft.com/r/8b8bed7f-3...
I cannot recommend this week's cover story by @christopherjm.ft.com highly enough. It's the frankly astonishing story of the fortitude of one Ukrainian drone commander on the eastern front... don't miss it... as.ft.com/r/ddae74ad-4...
This piece by Orlando Reade in the mag is a fascinating tale that jumps from Paradise Lost, to 19th-century New Orleans to Mardi Gras 2026 where Milton's radical streak is still very much in evidence in Trump's America. Read it, for free, I urge you... as.ft.com/r/0530b559-8...
And another great read here... David Pilling's piece on the man whose amazing feat of animal husbandry made him the owner of 1 in 10 rhinos in Africa, and who is now facing allegations of running a vast horn-trafficking network. as.ft.com/r/9948dcdd-e...
in professional news, come monday i've got a new role at the FT: commissioning editor on FT Weekend Magazine. very excited; send pitches.
Delighted to have @rahulabhatia.bsky.social in the magazine this weekend. His essay on Dubai and the psychological bargains its residents make in order to justify staying in place while a war hovers in the background is just beautiful... as.ft.com/r/cb855c7b-9...