Rob McKenzie 
Baahubali 2 set a record during the first weekend of May when it secured the best-ever opening weekend for an Indian movie in the US. It made US$10.1 million and even finished ahead of The Circle. This can be treated as a sign that Hollywood is facing a rising challenger from … Read More
In his second season Connor McDavid led the Edmonton Oilers to the second round of the playoffs, where they fell to Anaheim. This was a far better outcome than most people expected before the season started. But looking ahead, what is a reasonable expectation for the young superstar and his … Read More
Emmanuel Macron is a centrist at a time in global politics when, to borrow from Yeats, it had seemed as if the centre cannot hold. But with his victory in the French presidential election it has held, if only for now. Germans vote in September, Britain is moving towards its … Read More
There are four obvious sites to visit in Rome: the Forum, the Vatican, the Trevi Fountain and the Spanish Steps. But these are insanely crowded with tourists. So even if you decide to hit the obvious spots, here are three havens for catching your breath and getting away from the … Read More
Addis Ababa is nuts. The city is impossible to get around because there’s construction everywhere. It’s a chaotic boomtown that aspires to be the Dubai of east Africa — and might actually have a chance. The main thing Ethiopia has going for it is a pervasive entrepreneurial spirit. Everywhere you … Read More
