‘We’re on the Road Eternally’: Michael Ignatieff discusses night-fishing on Tito’s yacht, his friendship with Bruce Chatwin, and fighting for democratic freedom in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary. bit.ly/2Yc0XIp

Michael Ignatieff yesterday: "The all-absorbing question of Brexit has meant that Britain has been absent from any European debate about democratic freedom." Our story from April touching on Budapest's leading university being forced out of the country.

Oscar Niemeyer's abandoned modernist fairground in Lebanon came to epitomise both the worst excesses of war and hopes of renewal afterwards. bit.ly/2YSoS02

At the end of last year Vladimir Putin declared war on Russia’s rappers – yet hip hop’s obsession with machismo and dominance finds inevitable echoes within the political establishment. @richardjgodwin investigates a schizophrenic relationship. bit.ly/2mpwBUK

La Sape: Sophy Roberts travels to the Republic of Congo to meet Brazzaville’s Sapeurs – the men who see style and elegance as an ideology. bit.ly/2l1Avmy

A shift in the balance of world power means that China and Russia are currently more aligned than at any point since the 1950s. In his book ‘Mirrorlands’, Ed Pulford takes a journey along the border between the two superpowers. bit.ly/2mKDnVa

Once again the fate of the Kurds hangs in the balance. This little-known story of a formidable Kurdish female tribal-leader from more than a century ago is a reminder of their long and fraught relationship with the West. bit.ly/2VvLMcD

This video (reduced to a 17 second gif) created by British psychological professor Richard Wiseman demonstrates the power of perspective in creating illusions. It’s titled, “Assumptions” buff.ly/2wbGWYY

Avaunt Issue 09 – Autumn 2019 / Winter 2020 – Out 06.12.19

I have a feature on women's football in the Middle East in the new issue of Avaunt magazine, which is beautifully put together and full of interesting stories avauntmagazine.com/shop/

Merry Christmas everyone and yes YES YES it was Avaunt Magazine with Mark Gatiss 💙 feature and interview.. now reading it .😍🤩 Christmas made ❤️❤️

The master of alternative perspectives talks about bloodsucking, Brexit and the prophetic power of storytelling. Avaunt meets Mark Gatiss 💙. bit.ly/2QPJrqZ

‘Zhakslik has a unit of knowledge that’s of little value anywhere else on earth: How thick does the ice have to be to take the weight of a camel?’ Life in the former fishing village where eco-disaster means the coast now stands more than 100km away. bit.ly/36WyIls

The Arapaima is a unique fish: it can survive up to 24 hours outside water, eat small mammals and has scales that are piranha-proof. It’s also facing extinction. A look at a ROLEX Award-winning scheme that may prove key to saving the Amazon’s eco-system. bit.ly/3afirtV

Eight years after Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was killed, Libya remains in a state of murderous chaos. [email protected] analyses the legacy he left behind. bit.ly/39eknBy

‘He was stranded, and in some ways as far away from life as is possible.’ Is it possible to convey the elemental challenges of scaling a mountain in a theatre? @DavieGreig discusses adapting one of the most famous survival stories of all time. bit.ly/2vh925d

If global shipping were a country it would be the sixth largest producer of greenhouse gases. A look at some of the pioneers in the race to make boats more environmentally friendly. bit.ly/3bwbFAq

Read this from Mark Gatiss 💙 in Avaunt and could not have put it better myself...

#throwback to a favourite story of mine that I published last year for Avaunt about an abandoned Lebanese fairground turned military base, and the lives of those living near it. x.com/AvauntMagazine…