Paul Mason
How the west slipped into powerlessness
The world is waking up to the fact that Obama’s United States is a declining superpower that no longer wants to act like one.
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Paul Mason
Elder Scrolls Online: first impressions
I spent much of last weekend on Stros M’Kai – an island in the vast virtual world of Tamriel that will be the setting for a the long-awaited game Elder Scrolls Online.
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Paul Mason
Matt Damon: ‘I’m looking for a job and holding out for something good’
The actor Matt Damon says he “will not be going into politics” because he loves what he does and “I’m able to throw rocks from the sidelines”.
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Paul Mason
Mostly white, north American – and relatively unknown: it’s the Folio Prize shortlist
The Folio Prize – billed as the alternative to the Booker – has issued its inaugural shortlist and it is resolutely not dominated by literary megastars.
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Paul Mason
Emily Mortimer on female friends and low mascara content
She plays the executive producer of a news programme not unlike this one in the US drama series, The Newsroom. But Emily Mortimer’s character in her latest sitcom is much closer to home.
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Paul Mason
Why the immigration debate throws up difficult choices
Immigration has become a deeply ideological debate and it’s not easy to reconcile the differing interests.
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Paul Mason
Alan Turing: codebreaker and imagineer hounded by the state
Paul Mason profiles the mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing, who has been pardoned by the Queen today.
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Paul Mason
Engaged with society and gripping: Laure Prouvost scoops the 2013 Turner Prize
I have to admit my “pretentious radar” was fully illuminated going into this exhibition. But it has been well and truly jammed by the work itself.
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Paul Mason
Worlds collide as Russell Brand predicts a revolution
When Russell Brand told Jeremy Paxman there would an anti-capitalist revolution, the comedian was speaking for all those who despise what growing inequality is doing to their lives.
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Paul Mason
Facebook reverses ban on beheading videos #fail
Beheading? Yes. Breastfeeding? No. Facebook is on thin ice by allowing videos of beheading. The problem is that it has become more than just a social network, and is effectively a media organisation.
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Paul Mason
Shirin Neshat: telling Muslim women’s stories on film
As an artist Shirin Neshat won prizes for showing the contrasts of life for women in the Muslim world. Now, via her films, she tells women’s stories in the midst of a political and social revolution.
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Paul Mason
Rufus Norris: the new National Theatre director
Rufus Norris has been named as the new director at the National, the biggest job in British theatre. Can he bridge the divide between mainstream performance and socially engaged, grassroots theatre?