Show threadWittgenstein's MonsterSep 2, 2025

Thanks for joining me for this edition of Afternoon Art Critic.
May it echo across time… even half as well as those paintings did.

#AfternoonArtCritic #PrehistoricArt #CavePaintings #GuardianLongRead #EshuElegbaraWasHere

... and beholdDec 5, 2023
How Netanyahu shaped (undermined) #Israel under his rules. Israel needs to get rid of him and send him to court where he belongs. #GuardianLongRead
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2023/nov/27/the-netanyahu-doctrine-how-israels-longest-serving-leader-reshaped-the-country-in-his-image-podcast
The Netanyahu doctrine: how Israel’s longest-serving leader reshaped the country in his image – podcast

He first became prime minister in 1996, and has been pushing the country further right ever since. Most agree his political days are numbered – but the approach he established will prove very difficult to shift

the Guardian
Jens NotroffNov 19, 2023

Something from the @guardian archives to listen to for a rainy Sunday evening ...

"The last of the #Zoroastrians", a #GuardianLongRead turned podcast - on a #funeral, a family, and a journey into a disappearing #religion:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2023/nov/08/from-the-archive-the-last-of-the-zoroastrians-podcast

From the archive: The last of the Zoroastrians – podcast

From 2020: A funeral, a family, and a journey into a disappearing religion

the Guardian
Pauline von HellermannJun 29, 2023

Very good, informative #GuardianLongread here on the changing dynamics of #Gentrification. It’s an edited extract from “Age of the City: Why Our Future Will Be Won or Lost Together”, by Ian Goldin and Tom Lee-Devlin

#Inequality #Cities #Housing #PublicTransport #Education

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2023/jun/29/how-to-reduce-the-damage-done-by-gentrification?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

How to reduce the damage done by gentrification

The long read: We cannot let our cities descend into islands of privilege amid seas of disadvantage. With the right policies and investments, a better future is possible

The Guardian
Sara FL KirkJan 31, 2023

It can be hard to stay positive when it comes to #ClimateAction given the political inertia and false narratives that exist. This #GuardianLongRead has lifted my spirits & renewed my hope.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/jan/12/rebecca-solnit-climate-crisis-popular-imagination-why-we-need-new-stories

Also available in audio format.

#ClimateCrisis
#Sustainability
#SystemsChange

@guardian

‘If you win the popular imagination, you change the game’: why we need new stories on climate

The long read: So much is happening, both wonderful and terrible – and it matters how we tell it. We can’t erase the bad news, but to ignore the good is the route to indifference or despair

The Guardian
... and beholdJan 20, 2023
The price of sugar-free. Great, albeit a tad confusing #GuardianLongread #podcast on the assumptions and science around artificial sweeteners.
There is no immediate, quick answer off the bat. Listen to the whole thing.
(Spoiler: Try to get away from sweets in general.)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/audio/2023/jan/20/the-price-of-sugar-free-are-sweeteners-as-harmless-as-we-thought-podcast
The price of ‘sugar free’: are sweeteners as harmless as we thought? – podcast

We know we need to cut down on sugar. But replacing it with artificial compounds isn’t necessarily the answer

the Guardian