It’s reassuring to think of old schoolfriends, colleagues, dates – and know we are still social creaturesI have an Auld Lang Syne earworm, a hangover from a New Year I didn’t even celebrate. I usually eschew the Hootenanny and head to bed at 10.30, sho…
The Guardian view on wintry reading: a box of delights | Editorial
As 2022 dawns, turn to an icily seasonal story to lift the spirits and transport the imaginationAnd so here we are: among the dark, blustery, not so cold days of between-Christmas-and-new-year. A time to say goodbye to 2021, the year everyone hoped wou…
Hideo Kojima On Japan’s Most Magical And Wonderful Train
The country of Japan is crisscrossed with train tracks. Many of them are memorable and great, but for me, one train stands apart as truly special—the Hankyu train. I’m not alone—it turns out Hideo Kojima agrees.In his forthcoming book, The Creative Gen…