Dispatches
North Cyprus: Good Intentions, Lazy Execution
This was my main feeling with North Cyprus - dissonance. No cohesive narrative I could latch onto to make anything make sense. Ladies in tiny bikinis lounging next to ladies in burkinis. Giant mosques sitting across the road from giant billboards advertising Johnnie Walker.
Monaco: A Small Nation Where Size Matters
Monaco attracts the motley crew of characters one expects to find in a place where wealth shouts: Arab royalty, oligarchs, gangsters from the Caucasus, money managers, and escorts from the Eastern Bloc to service them all.
State-Sanctioned Masochism: The Central Line in Summer
Londoners, who fancy themselves a stoic breed, speak of the Central Line in summer with the same grim resignation that one reserves for Monday morning ‘catch-up meetings’ or the middle seat on an EasyJet flight.
Seduced by Simplicity: The Dangers of Either/Or
In the theatre of modern politics, we are always offered the same production: two main parties, two sets of costumes and two well-rehearsed scripts.
A Pretty Penny
A struggling screenwriter, moonlighting as a driver for a high-end escort agency, is sent to collect a girl from an upscale London hotel. When she doesn't show, complications arise.
The Midnight Ransom
A chef becomes entangled in a kidnapping plot when he accidentally comes across something that presents the ultimate moral dilemma.
The Conscript
En route to London, Yousef Ayad is forced to confront his identity and beliefs during an airport interrogation with a life changing conclusion.
