New Intrigue

The Philosophy of Cyberpunk: High-Tech Rebels and Neon Dreams

The future has never seemed closer, yet we’re still struggling to find our place in it.…

I’ve been working on a series of new podcast-style interviews. The interviews include thinkers, writers, and…

Australia has proposed banning social media for children under the age of 16, with penalties for…

Sunset in Rome in February. Warm enough to sit in a t-shirt on the stone steps…

The Café Fleury is covered in scaffolding by mid-summer, caused by the building works happening on…

Saturday morning starts early in Berlin, where everyone is already out enjoying their breakfast. In Germany,…

I took the morning train down to Starnberg and immediately exited the station onto a stunning…

Elif Batuman has become something of a cult figure in certain social circles. A writer who,…

The first image to pop up on Google when you search for “Beethoven” is now an…

Several years ago, I picked up In Praise of Shadows, an essay by Japanese author Jun’ichirō…