Berfrois

Power

Energetic Architecture

Energetic Architecture

We are still using Greek idioms to represent the idea of women in, and out of, power…

Remembering Inez McCormack

Remembering Inez McCormack

‘Since power tends to prevail, intellectuals who serve their governments are considered the responsible ones’

The Great-Power Reset

Why Coup?

A Doraemon mask helps illustrate why one Japanese professor believes soft power is “rubbish.”

And yet, NATO survived…

‘For an Indian, Mao’s inaugural rhetoric was much less rousing than Jawaharlal Nehru’s “tryst-with destiny” speech…’

The Modern Mind
Podcast: The Modern Mind
‘Faux Foliage’ and ‘Light’ by Basudhara Roy
Poems: ‘Faux Foliage’ and ‘Light’ by Basudhara Roy
Oliver Sacks on Ripe Bananas
Video: Oliver Sacks on Ripe Bananas
Alan Bennett’s Diary From the Pandemic Year
Podcast: Alan Bennett’s Diary From the Pandemic Year
‘The final frontier’ by Ali Smith
Short story: ‘The final frontier’ by Ali Smith
‘Li Bo Unkempt’ by Kidder Smith With Mike Zhai
Book: ‘Li Bo Unkempt’ by Kidder Smith With Mike Zhai