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Philosophy, obsession and puzzling people: Julian Barnes' new novel explores big questions

No standard or rule can settle the question of what something means, says the philosopher Wittgenstein. To apply a standard or a rule correctly you have to interpret it, and that interpretation requires an interpretation, and so on.

The Conversation · May 9, 2022

Ex-flight attendant shares food tips to avoid 'awful' meals during long haul journeys

“My main point to all this is that your food is never going to be amazing"

Manchester Evening News · May 1, 2022

Elizabeth Finch by Julian Barnes review – the problem with ambiguity

This story about an inspirational teacher and the arc of history fatally undermines itself

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2022