Articles by lux-editor

17th June 2019

Rediscovered classics: the best books based on myths

“Tell all the truth but tell it slant,” wrote Emily Dickinson. One way to get an oblique angle on today’s truth is to frame it with a narrative borrowed from ancient history, from folklore or [...]

17th June 2019

Romanian immigrant elected German mayor after anti-AfD alliance

A 51-year-old immigrant has been elected mayor of a town in eastern Germany after beating a candidate from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a campaign that drew international [...]

17th June 2019

Deutsche Bank plans radical overhaul with €50bn hived off to ‘bad bank’ – reports

Deutsche Bank has drawn up plans for a radical restructuring which will involve the creation of a “bad bank” to hold tens of billions of euros of toxic assets and a round of severe cuts to its investment banking operations, according to [...]

17th June 2019

The EU’s Islamophobia is getting worse

The European elections last month were widely seen as a test of the EU’s resilience. Many were relieved that far-right parties did not do as well as feared. However, nationalism is still on the rise across the continent, and the EU is not an innocent [...]

17th June 2019

Belgian monks finally launch website to sell ‘world’s best beer’

It has been described as the world’s most sought-after beer. Just over 5,000 barrels are brewed annually by the 19 Trappist monks of St Sixtus abbey in Westvleteren, Flanders, and drinkers tempted by the regular appearance of its darkest brew at the top of the world rankings must travel in person and on appointment [...]

14th June 2019

Put the world on mute – absolute silence is a divine state

Not many people have heard of misophonia – which is ironic, because it has everything to do with hearing. It describes extreme reactions – in my case, mostly rage, but in the case of others it may be anxiety or disgust – to certain sounds. I don’t actually know whether I have misophonia. It seems low on the [...]

14th June 2019

My Catholic, trans child is living proof of how wrong the Vatican is on gender

The recent document from the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education talks of an “educational crisis”, and alleges that discussions in relation to gender have “helped to destabilise the family as an institution”. As the parent of a trans child, I find this hugely [...]

13th June 2019

‘Severely lacking’: readers on the return of Killing Eve

‘It has lost its spark’ We’ve seen all of series two (in Australia) and I’m very sorry to say that it is indeed every bit as poor as is alleged. We were gripped by the first series – couldn’t wait for it each week (we’re old-fashioned that way) – but halfway through series two we became bored [...]

13th June 2019

Hungary eyes science research as latest target for state control

The Hungarian government is moving to bring the country’s umbrella scientific research organisation under its control, in what scientists in the country and globally say would be an unprecedented assault on academic [...]

13th June 2019

World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund to ditch fossil fuels

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which manages $1tn (£786bn) of Norway’s assets, has been given the go ahead for the largest fossil fuel divestment to date by dropping more than $13bn of [...]

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