If I mention a French rock band to acquaintances (I live in England), I noticed there is a general attitude of dismissal because, first of all, they're unable to understand the lyrics and, secondly,...
[From Sizzle: The scientist meets American culture.]Yesterday my review of Randy Olson's Sizzle went up at Science Progress. I absolutely loved and raved about the movie. To my mind it's exactly...
On his Financial Times blog, Gideon Rachman suggests that Americans are more cosmopolitan than Brits: We are all familiar with the clichs about American insularity: the number of Congressmen who dont...