The Economist: Culture

A look back at the highlights of 2016: including gender-bending Shakespeare and “In Praise of Weiner” - a political disaster documentary 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution and we discuss the "confluence": Venice Biennale, Documenta in Kassel and the Munster sculpture show Anne McElvoy is joined by The Economist’s Fiammetta Rocco and Jonathan Beckman  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Holy Lands” by Nicolas Pelham and "Six Facets of Light” by Anne Wroe are two new books by Economist writers. Both look at contemporary questions through historical lenses  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our Johnson columnist, Lane Greene, explores why issues of punctuation make us jump at each other's throats  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From Antarctica to the equally chilly arena of French far-right politics, we take a peek into some of the stories featured in 1843’s first issue, published March 9th  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tom Wainwright, The Economist's Britain editor and former Mexico correspondent, explores the parallels between the $300 billion illegal drugs business and the corporate world, from franchising to corporate social responsibility  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Economist’s language column will appear every fortnight in the print edition. Lane Greene talks about the science, history and controversies he has covered so far  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In his new book, John Andrews, former foreign correspondent for The Economist, discusses the history, evolution and persistence of terrorism and global warfare  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul Wallace, The Economist’s European economics editor, explores the sources of the euro crisis and assesses the risks that the single currency still faces in his new book  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This year saw a boom in dark books about the future of America, new translated fiction and accounts of the battle of Waterloo. Our correspondents discuss the finest books on their shelves  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Tovey, an artist and fashion designer speaks to The Economist about battling serious illnesses, his memories of being homeless in London and the power of art  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Richard Cockett, The Economist’s former south east Asia bureau chief, discusses Myanmar’s colonial past, current president and the country’s increasing geopolitical importance  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The renowned German director discusses film-making, his evolving career in photography and the way every landscape tells a story  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oliver Morton, The Economist’s essays and briefings editor, discusses how changing attitudes towards geoengineering could change the world, literally  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Arkady Ostrovsky, The Economist's Russia and East European editor, on how oligarchs, ideologues and television rebuilt Russia  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

P.W. Singer and August Cole discuss their new thriller, in which America's navy fights back against a Chinese invasion of Hawaii with the support of hackers, venture capitalists and an Australian billionaire  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Economist’s business affairs editor, Andrew Palmer, discusses his new book “Smart Money”, which argues that for all its flaws, we need the finance industry more than ever  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.