Hello internet, and all the ships at sea! My name is Alexandra Erin. I wear a lot of different hats, and also separately from that I perform a lot of roles. I’m an author, a commentator on news and culture, a poet, an enthusiast for wearable...
I don't have many promises to give. I plan to be helter-skelter. I plan to be rebellious. I plan to break the rules. Sometimes you will find my musings on the world, on politics, on Christianity, on social justice. Sometimes you will find a fiction
No matter how many hours we spend in an office, in the car, caring for patients or children or client accounts, at the end of the day we all come home. I’ll be writing here about my stay-at-home findings, but you don’t have to be a
Historians are fond of saying that the past doesn’t repeat itself; it rhymes.
To understand the present, we have to understand how we got here.
That’s where this newsletter comes in.
I’m a professor of American history.
I’m a British writer and novelist, living in Barcelona, putting pen to paper to talk about sex, politics, history, landscapes and loves. I’m the author of two stupid novels, Chubz: The Demonization of My Working Arse and...
This newsletter is about food and its constellation of concerns, from politics and labor and hospitality and sourcing and everything else. On Monday, I send out an essay, along with notes on what I’ve published, read, and cooked. On Wednesday,
Telling Cricket stories with data. - It’s nearly two decades since Moneyball (the book) came out, and sports analytics has never been hotter. Starting with the humble batting average, and visualisations such as the Manhattan and the Worm, cricket...
With his trademark blend of political history, social science, economics, and pop culture, two-time New York Times bestselling author, syndicated columnist, National Review senior editor, and American Enterprise Institute fellow Jonah Goldberg....