The Mexico vs England game was lit. LIT. My goodness. So much fun. My sympathies to the Mexico supporters, and my congrats to the English. I’m used to seeing England disappoint in the World Cup, to be honest, the same with the US. But they look good. We look good....

It sounds like a cauldron outside. It’s bubbling with fireworks, all across the valley. Or the sound of a battlefield, I imagine…but cauldron occurred to me tonight for the first time. There’s a constant background hubbub of all the far off detonations that really...

Mr. Nobody Against Putin is very, very good. My goodness. Heartbreaking. Funny. Inspiring. Disturbing. All in equal measure. He’s living in exile now after making the film, which is pretty much all you need to know about it. Really loved it. A better writing day...