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Do we have to look backwards to move forwards? (opens the original)
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Nearly two decades ago, I fell in love with Anthony Bourdain. While this may seem unusual —given his often obnoxious American male chef persona— I know I am not alone, as his friend Helen Rosner wrote in the introduction to Anthony Bourdain—the Last Conversation, published after his death in 2018. “At the news of his death, millions of people mourned – and not the way that we mourn a commodity celebrity with a sharp breath of sorry and a fleeting salute and a sad face post on social media. Milli
Why do relationships last? (opens the original)
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One of the best things about getting older is how I have come to understand my relationships. My romantic ones, my friendships, my professional ones. Which ones I prioritise, which ones I don’t, and the acceptance, in my now-forties, that some of my most important relationships I haven’t made yet and some older ones might end.A few months ago I asked whether, in 2026, our relationships are our greatest asset. I intentionally used an economic term, because I think it is particularly
As art becomes easier to create does it democratise or dilute it? (opens the original)
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I recently told the story of how photographer Rankin came to be part of One Question back in 2018, and how we have been exploring the relationship between art, creativity and technology together ever since. In our latest conversation in June, we asked, “As art becomes easier to create, is it being diluted or democratised?” A nearly two-hour conversation with a very provocative audience took us somewhere
Better Questions (opens the original)
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Last week, someone at an event challenged me to explain what a ‘better’ question is. What makes it better? And why do I think we ask so many wrong ones? It was a great provocation.So now each week I am adding Better Questions to this Substack, alongside my usual One Question a Week. Joining the dots between what I see happening in the world and asking what I think is a better question. This is my first.On Monday the 20th of July, Andy Burnham became Prime Minister, but much of the media attentio
Is the answer always in the art? (opens the original)
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Two weeks ago, Rankin invited me to be photographed by him to share the One Question we had recently answered together in our third conversation, asking, “As art becomes easier to create, does it democratise or dilute it?”It is one thing to be invited to be photographed by your favourite photographer. It is quite another when the photographs also answer the question you have been asking together for nearly a decade…Whilst our conversation last month explored the modern-day zeitgeist of how AI is
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