How attitudes in hosting countries influence refugee integration. — Today I attended an event called Aurora Dialogues, a one-day forum organised by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative to bring together a small number of high-profile international humanitarians, academics and members or civil society to discuss the most pressing issues of the day — and currently that issue is, of course…

An interview with Chris Dercon, the controversial new director of the Berlin Volksbühne, about the future of theatre, how to deal with criticism, and what constitutes a good place to live. And about Berlin, of course. This interview was conducted for Monocle in June 2017 and appeared in an edited form under the title “In betweener” in the September 2017 issue of the magazine. …

“Find your people. No one can do this alone.” — _________ This is from Anxy’s February 28th newsletter. Sign up now and never miss a story. We’ll email you every two weeks. _________ Dear Anxy Friends, In the week before Donald Trump’s inauguration, the lawyer and activist Mirah Curzer published a blog post titled How To #StayOutraged Without Losing Your…

Alright my friends, the Euro 2016 is coming to an end, and three weeks of scrupulous (and, let’s be honest about this tournament, pretty selfless) observation of players’ hair styles have borne fruit: I am ready to proclaim the European Champions of Hair. I care about nuance — this isn’t…

Let’s rank the Euro 2016 players by what really counts. — Hairdos are the most important means of expression in football right after goal celebrations and fouls. …

Design immersively, build community, develop a voice and for god’s sake, slow down. — A slightly edited transcript of my talk at the MagCulture Modern Magazine conference in London on 29 October 2015. I recommend reading this only if you’re a bit of a media wonk. I gave a similar talk to this one last February, at an editorial design conference in Munich. At…