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    Jemima Kelly

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    Jemima writes a weekly column on a range of subjects, from culture wars to crypto, as well as features, and sometimes hosts podcasts. She previously wrote for Alphaville, the FT’s markets and finance blog. Before joining the FT, she was a reporter at Reuters.
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    • Sunday, 10 December, 2023
      Mental health
      Are we all narcissists now?

      We have grown fond of pathologising normal behaviour

      Illustration of a person standing in front of a giant mobile phone looking at them self
    • Saturday, 9 December, 2023
      The Weekend Essay
      The culture wars dividing America’s most liberal church

      Long a beacon of progressive values, Unitarian Universalism has been convulsed by pulpit politics

    • Sunday, 26 November, 2023
      Leadership
      The allure — and danger — of the charismatic leader

      From Donald Trump to Elizabeth Holmes, it is worth examining the driving power behind a cult of personality

      Illustration of three red hearts following a red magnet walking in front of them
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
      US politics & policy
      Politician or celebrity? Who knows anymore?

      Britain and America do personality politics differently but neither path is a sign of health

      Ben Hickey illustration of a person standing alone on a red carpet in front of a speech lectern
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Travel
      Champagne on ice: my week on a super-luxe cruise to Greenland

      A new generation of ‘floating hotels’ promises bucket-list experiences — and champagne by the bucket-load. Jemima Kelly joins Explora I’s inaugural Greenland voyage

    • Sunday, 12 November, 2023
      Technology
      Free speech can’t flourish online

      Social media is an outrage machine, not a forum for sharing ideas and getting at the truth

      Ben Hickey illustration of a bubble speech on a screen with a mouse cursor prodding it from the side
    • Sunday, 29 October, 2023
      Demographics and population
      In defence of the Gen Z challenge to the ‘work ethic’

      Contempt for younger workers protesting at the daily grind masks the fact that so few are happy with it

      Ben Hickey illustration of someone on a skate board inside a hamster wheel.
    • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
      FT Magazine
      What I learned attending ‘anti-cancel culture’ college

      Why Harlan Crow, Paul Marshall and others are funding schools affiliated with Bari Weiss and Jordan Peterson

    • Sunday, 22 October, 2023
      Technology
      I read Andreessen’s ‘techno-optimist manifesto’ so you don’t have to

      Unrestrained technological ‘accelerationism’ is a bad idea

      Illustration of a round fence made of binary digits, with a person pushing the first one down like a domino
    • Sunday, 15 October, 2023
      Media
      Elon Musk’s X still needs the ‘legacy media’ he so resents

      Who does he think is providing the news that people get from social media?

      Ben Hickey illustration of black and white newspaper pages in a messy pile.
    • Sunday, 8 October, 2023
      Bitcoin
      The SBF trial is a reminder that crypto is a rotten business

      Financial nihilism has produced this game of Monopoly money

      Ben Hickey illustration of various cryptocoins flying into black and white concentric circles void.
    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      UK politics
      Maybe politics should be more mindful

      It’s easy to mock the practice but it could help politicians be less reactive, act with more conviction and disagree better

    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      Media
      Dividing the world into heroes and villains does us little good

      We need to be able to speak in nuanced terms, including about Russell Brand or Donald Trump

      Illustration of the outline of a person divided down the middle with half in white on a black background and the other half in black on a white background
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      US society
      Schadenfreude, Burning Man and the unifying power of mockery

      The reason we feel so good about laughing at people’s expense is that we have convinced ourselves they deserve it

      A cartoon grey cloud rains on festivalgoers
    • Sunday, 3 September, 2023
      Donald Trump
      Trump’s status as an anti-hero is making him unstoppable

      The appeal of the former president’s mugshot and inability to stick to a script are all part of the fascination

      Illustration of Donald Trump with a cowboy hat and a red handkerchief tied over his nose and mouth — turned on the right, like a police mugshot.
    • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
      Social affairs
      The west is suffering from a crisis of courage

      Trump’s refusal to turn up to the Republican debate is one more sign that this virtue is no longer held to be important

      Ben Hickey illustration of a knight holding up his sword towards the open mouth of a dragon - both depicted in black ink drawing.
    • Thursday, 17 August, 2023
      Travel
      The joy and the value of venturing into other worlds

      Holidays offer an opportunity to take us outside our own filter bubbles

      Ben Hickey illustration of two fish bowls, with an orange fish jumping from one into the other, to join a solitary red fish
    • Thursday, 3 August, 2023
      Media
      Advertising has reached a new low in the age of podcasts

      The line between genuine content and commercial propaganda is being fatally blurred

      Ben Hickey illustration of a person’s profile, with the long nose touching a microphone in front of it
    • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
      UK politics
      It is better to be moderate than centrist

      We should engage with political arguments rather than simply rejecting any ideology as too extreme

      Ben Hickey illustration of a person balancing between the scales of justice
    • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
      Technology
      Internet ratings get only three stars from me

      Nudges towards relentlessly positive feedback distort our ability to measure real customer experience

      Illustration of five stars, with the three on the right increasingly black, with the gold dripping off the final one and forming a puddle below
    • Thursday, 29 June, 2023
      Donald Trump
      The irresistible comedic value of Trump

      Whether we find his humour amusing or offensive, the spectacle is compelling enough to keep us watching

      Illustration of a close up on a man with an orange-tinged neck wearing a white shirt, red tie and navy suit jacket with a joke flower in the lapel with water squirting out of it
    • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
      Technology
      Crypto shows we shouldn’t venerate ‘innovation’ for its own sake

      Just because something is new doesn’t mean it is valuable or should avoid scrutiny

      Illustration of a broken light bulb
    • Thursday, 15 June, 2023
      Mental health
      Why are some of us suffering from lockdown amnesia?

      As well as the stress and anxiety, the rigid monotony of that time means our memories of it are hazy

      Ben Hickey illustration of a person’s head, with a missing piece of a puzzle at its centre
    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      Life & Arts
      Spoiler or no spoiler? It’s a tangled etiquette

      Knowing how a story ends can sometimes increase our enjoyment of it — but not for everyone

      Illustration of a person with their head in the sand
    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Life & Arts
      We should stop worshipping at the altar of convenience

      It is precisely the inconvenient stuff that gives life meaning and richness

      Ben Hickey illustration of a person climbing a mountain with a snowy tip and a car perched precariously on top
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