I once asked the offspring of a Pakistani Prime Minister - one dismissed by the President - whether the family had seen it coming.“No” was the reply, which then elaborated that a wall slowly encloses and insulates the powerful from outside happenings. This is the wall built by courtiers ...

DON’T reload your browser - this cabinet is meant to look like a wonky photo.  The wardrobe has been intricately crafted to look like an online pic which has failed to load properly.  The traditional-looking storage unit appears to have digital glitches which are actually all part ...

Robert Grenier Everything has been moving forward, step by step. At the beginning of May, after months of negotiation, US President Barack Obama made a triumphal appearance at the Afghan Presidential Palace, on the first anniversary of the US military’s raid against Osama bin Laden, to meet ...