2025-12-31 13:00:10
More than 250 new restaurants opened in London this year, according to a running list of scheduled debuts by the independent restaurant news site Hot Dinners. Shoreditch has replaced its hipsterish appeal with savory new tenancies by the likes of Legado — a more opulent incarnation of Nieves Barragan’s Sabor just off Regent Street; meanwhile, exhausted spaces in tourist-mobbed Borough Market have been resurrected by projects like Barang, chef Tom Geoffrey’s take on Khmer cuisine. Even much-snubb
2025-12-31 12:30:08
Jane Austen’s novels, including Pride and Prejudice and Emma, continue to grip readers (and viewers) in her semiquincentennial year. Her enduring appeal may come from the comfort her stories bring, with much of the action taking place in drawing rooms and manicured gardens. To be an Austen heroine is usually to win the literary lottery, when looked at outwardly at least. You get a spouse, money and a secure home, things that many modern readers find harder to come by.
2025-12-31 12:00:10
Hindsight Capital once again had 20/20 vision for a perfect year.
2025-12-31 12:00:08
“The West” is a club on life support, skewered on the lance of Donald Trump’s Hobbesian view of the world as a series of protection rackets carved up by countries strong enough to command a seat at the table. With America’s traditional allies now part of the buffet, this seismic development begs a question: Is the West worth saving, and can it be?
2025-12-31 05:26:06
Getting too personal with a chatbot isn’t just creepy — it can also hurt your relationships with actual humans.
2025-12-31 04:00:08
This is the season when columnists turn to prophecy, and then congratulate themselves a year later for getting some of it right. I’m afraid I’m about to join the club.
