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Goodbye Hamburg, hello Prešov
It’s time for a new adventure.
 • Patrick Maynard
How to drop the gun
Thankfully, we don't have to kill to gain knowledge.
 • Patrick Maynard
We know the NIMBY playbook now
Known tricks can be fought against. That surely scares some people.
 • Patrick Maynard
Twisting the arms of the palace drones
Being an unhinged dementia patient in charge of an army is cringey and dangerous. Being a middle-aged enabler with a pedigree may be worse.
 • Patrick Maynard
A string duo and a Döner Kebab
On improvisation and immigrant identity
 • Patrick Maynard
Introducing Roko's Eeyore
Sometimes, two wrongs can make for a neutral situation, if not exactly a right
 • Patrick Maynard
When “gang members” aren’t
We’ve tended to get this label wrong.
 • Patrick Maynard
He put his body on the line. Few noticed.
Trigger warning: This piece contains references to politically motivated self-harm
 • Patrick Maynard
Pouring one out for Gustav
A famous composer is getting the 150th birthday treatment in the Cotswolds. But his influence extends far beyond Britain.
 • Patrick Maynard
At an ICANN meeting in Europe, the limits of western consensus
From annoying climate activists to Palestinian flags, when everyone seemingly agrees that a voice should be censored, the moment has arrived to defend…
 • Patrick Maynard
Joe Biden faces a unique chance to correct a decades-long omission
On the rights of children, the United States stands alone. Not in a good way.
 • Patrick Maynard
Beethoven and the multiverse
As we start 2023, there's a lot to be done.
 • Patrick Maynard
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