After the Rehearsal / Persona review: An emotionally wrought, powerhouse of an Ingmar Bergman double-bill September 28, 2017 The biggest cheer at the end of this exceptional double bill wasn't for the three actors who had endured an unusually intense evening, but for the tall, handsome, grey-haired form of Ivo van Hove, the Dutchman who might just be the best theatre director working today. He certainly earned the plaudits for this super-stylish, emotionally [...]
Architecture in games: How real-world designers are helping to build virtual worlds, from Jonathan Blow’s The Witness to What Remains of Edith Finch September 27, 2017 In the real world, architects are bound by many things: gravity, cost, materials, space. In the world of video games, however, these problems largely melt away. Within the constraints of time and processing power, you can build just about anything. Award-winning Japanese games developer Fumito Ueda is famous for creating vast environments filled with vertiginous, [...]
Stop sending me inane banal research September 27, 2017 This article is the product of profound irritation. The kind that nags at the periphery on most days, but transforms into full-blown rage each time another email titled “New research has found…” arrives. If you want to know what I mean, take a look at some of the “research” headlines gracing my inbox. A clothes [...]
It’s all fun and games, until Labour crashes the economy September 27, 2017 Labour is “war-gaming” crashing the economy. That’s not the exaggerated spin of the hysterical mainstream media – it’s the words of shadow chancellor John McDonnell himself. McDonnell told Momentum activists at a Labour conference fringe event on Monday night that “people want to know we’re ready” for the chaos that could hit if the party [...]
A life off-grid with no energy bills is closer than you think. Here’s what the future has in store for sustainable homes September 26, 2017 "Right," says eco-developer Sam Budhdeo, rubbing his hands together. “We think we have the solution to climate change.” As openers go, it’s a bold one, but not quite as outlandish as it sounds. The housebuilder who successfully cracks the code to building sustainably – and affordably – would be solving a large part of the [...]
Patient Capital? Time for a national database to match investors with innovators September 22, 2017 Last November, the Treasury launched the Patient Capital Review. Its aim was to identify the barriers that innovative companies may face in gaining access to long term, supportive finance. It is being overseen by an A list of entrepreneurs and investment experts, chaired by former Permira head Sir Damon Buffini, who are supremely well-qualified to [...]
Here are the 10 most influential UK MPs on Twitter September 21, 2017 Donald Trump isn’t the only politician who feels he doesn’t get a fair deal from the mainstream media, and for politicians wanting to reach beyond the tabloids and the broadsheets, Twitter is an essential tool. So who’s getting it right? Many of the top 10 MPs won’t surprise you, but there are some notable names [...]
Bitcoin: JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon faces market abuse report after his comments about bitcoin | City A.M. September 21, 2017 Blockswater, an algorithmic liquidity provider, has filed a market abuse report against Jamie Dimon for “spreading false and misleading information” about bitcoin. The firm filed the report with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority against JP Morgan Chase and Dimon, the company’s chief executive. Blockswater said Dimon violated Article 12 of the European Union’s Market Abuse [...]
Basquiat: Boom for Real at the Barbican charts the astonishing ascendancy of New York’s hippest 80s scenester September 21, 2017 His works fetch more at auction than those of any other American painter – one sold this year for £85m – but Jean-Michel Basquiat remains an outsider in the world of contemporary art, written off by many as little more than a precocious street artist with connections. And, in this country at least, you could [...]
Business needs to get serious about a Labour government September 21, 2017 First there was Brexit, then Trump, then Theresa May’s shock General Election result. Suffice to say, recent events have left pollsters and politicos alike reeling. Before May’s poor performance at the start of the summer, commentators and consultants had loudly agreed that a Labour government was an impossible outcome. Read more: Corbyn’s cunning EU plan [...]