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3rd Column

The Rebel

Who is the quintessential 21st-century protagonist? A dashing, sword-wielding hero? An idealist politician? I would submit that it’s not someone so grand, not a leader of society, but someone on its periphery. A minor character from a Star Wars prequel who inexplicably got his own TV series.

What’s in an Author’s Name?

Recently, someone asked me why I was reading Zelensky’s memoir. I gently corrected her – the author’s name printed on the cover of the book was, in fact, Roger Zelazny, the late-great ‘golden age’ science fiction author. It was A Night in the Lonesome October, published in 1993,

The Unbearable Sainthood of Jannik Sinner

The Marvel supervillain Thanos was known for his iconic declarative: “I am inevitable.” It’s not hard to imagine Jannik Sinnner, the new hegemon and (depending on where you stand) heel of men's tennis – the world number one-ranked player at the time of this article's