Tag: Comment
-
Money makes Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One world go round
When the man who takes the profit is allowed to make the rules, it is not surprising that a preoccupation with spectacle eats away at the soul of a sport
-
‘Big egos’ and inaction: whatever happened to the B Team?
Critics say Richard Branson’s sustainability initiative has made no real progress one year after launch, Jo Confino calls for fewer press releases and more fist bangingRead more stories like this:The B Team challenge leaders revealed: who are they? Richard Branson and Jochen Zeitz launch the B Team challenge How Google’s Larry Page became a responsible…
-
Jake Chapman is being a snob. Taking children to art galleries is vital
The artist claims children ‘are not human yet’ and thus can’t understand art. But art teaches us what it means to be human
-
Sotheby’s protest highlights cultural grey area of depicting Indigenous dead
The protest over the sale of three photographs of Indigenous ancestors won’t be the last – as Truganini’s story makes clear
-
Stop flogging statues, and give museums a slice of the art market pie
An Egyptian statue from Northampton museum has been sold for £16m. There has to be a better solution to the funding crisis
-
Seven good reasons to be an apocaloptimist
The climate clock is still ticking – yet there are incredible opportunities to make things better