Browsing: Tragedy

Gatwick’s second runway is yet another example of the tragedy of the commons (Gatwick given green light for £2.2bn second runway plan, 21 September). While all…

Maybe it is the gruesome suddenness of his death that has made so many people forget the realities of Charlie Kirk’s life. After the 31-year-old rightwing…

It’s often only when something breaks that you learn how it works. Occasionally, I use the funiculars dotted around Lisbon to quickly navigate steep, sweat-inducing hills.…

No one in their right mind thinks accommodating asylum seekers in hotels is a good idea. No one in their right mind thinks we should just…

Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers spoke about the school shooting that took place in her home state of Minnesota Wednesday. Two children were killed and 17…

The crew of Emily in Paris—the celebrated Netflix series that recently landed in Venice to film some of its fifth season—is in mourning. On August 21,…

She said goodbye to competitive swimming years ago, but for Princess Charlene of Monaco, the pool is still part of her daily routine. It’s thanks in…

France hooker Agathe Gerin says she is preparing for the Women’s Rugby World Cup with “a hunger only mother wolves can measure” after the death of…

I attended an American writers’ conference in Texas, just before the world plunged into Covid-19 lockdowns. Between panels and networking, I spent my time wandering around…

When CBS embarked on the project of replacing David Letterman as the host of The Late Show, in 2014, the network spared no expense. It hired…