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27
Jan

Note: We May Dominate the World

5 W Main: We May Dominate the World. During his inauguration last week, U.S. President Donald Trump said, “China
2 min read
23
Jan

Note: ‘The Diviner’s Prayer to the Gods of the Night’

111 MHz: ‘The Diviner’s Prayer to the Gods of the Night.’ You may not have asked for Belgian progressive
22
Jan

Note: Europe talks the talk

Europe talks the talk. One day after Donald Trump took office in Washington for a second time, European Commission President
2 min read
21
Jan

Note: ‘8th Deadly Sin’

111 MHz: ‘8th Deadly Sin’ The former Lush front woman Miki Berenyi is back with a sleek trio that includes
21
Jan
Black box

Black box

Does the Chinese Communist Party really control TikTok? Emile Dirks on how it’s just like any other social-media platform—and isn’t.
7 min read
20
Jan

Note: ‘Generation Gap’

5 W Main: Generation Gap. Donald Trump, 78, is now the oldest person ever to assume the presidency of the
1 min read
16
Jan

Note: ‘VFS’

111 MHz: ‘VFS.’ Some liminal, spooky music, from the debut record of the London artist who goes by Partial Defrag.
15
Jan

Note: The price of China’s trade success

The price of China’s trade success. In 2024, China posted a trade surplus of almost US$1 trillion, according
1 min read
14
Jan
Waking up alone

Waking up alone

Where does the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad leave Iran? Vali Nasr on the swift and unexpected transformation of power in the Middle East.
12 min read
14
Jan

Note: ‘Aey Nehin’

111 MHz: ‘Aey Nehin.’ From the Pakistani singer and musician Arooj Aftab’s May 2024 album Night Reign, a beguiling