Breathe deeply for the three of us.
My blog for The Economist about innovation
Russian Summer School on Institutional Analysis
An article (in Russian) about the summer school I had the pleasure to teach at.
My blog for The Economist about climate change
Letter to The Observer
Challenges For The Next Generation
I make a brief appearance in this video…
What makes a good economist?
…and in this one.
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
I watched Sam Mendes’ excellent film first, but the book turned out to be even better.
La bohème at the Royal Opera House
John Copley’s classic production sponsored by the Wadham College Middle Common Room.
Brief History of Macro
Required reading and watching for my first year macro class.
Lang Lang plays Liszt (Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Valery Gergiev)
This is sublime. Includes Piano Concerto No. 1, but excludes Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.
“Twelfth Night” directed by Tim Carroll
I will need a lot of convincing to see another Twelfth Night anytime soon. Mark Rylance is astonishing as Olivia. All male cast includes Stephen Fry as Malvolio.
Mark Rylance as Olivia
Mark Rylance as Johnny Byron in Jerusalem
“Essays in Biography” by Joseph Epstein
British cast members include: George Eliot, Maurice Bowra, Isaiah Berlin and Hugh Trevor-Roper.
As entertaining as Gore Vidal (also in), as witty as Saul Bellow (also in), as pretentious (at times) as Susan Sontag (also in).