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A bout of student flu, a hijacked Radio 3 broadcast, and a lifelong dislike of cricket lead to an unexpected question about this summer’s World Cup in the USA. From Victorian turnstiles at the Oval to $150 train fares in New Jersey, the commercialisation of sport has come a long way — and may finally be running out of road.

colin
May 4, 2026

Apple’s rise to becoming the most powerful corporation on the planet relied heavily on China. But it’s had some other even more important effects.

colin
January 5, 2026

It is a truth universally acknowledged that an employer with a job to fill is in search of a candidate with a diploma in exactly the skills he is looking for. But is this in fact the case?
Why are coders out of work and what should they do about it?

colin
September 28, 2025