Megan Gibson

Mar 12, 2025 | newstatesman.com | Pippa Bailey |Michael Prodger |Finn McRedmond |Megan Gibson

Humans of every religion and none have made pilgrimages since ancient times: for example, the sacred mountain of Tai Shan, 300 miles south of Beijing, has a history of worship dating back to the Neolithic period. Pilgrims sought – and seek – the help of gods, saints and spirits for protection on journeys, spiritual healing or cures for physical ailments, to give thanks, or perhaps to make a political statement.

Mar 10, 2025 | newstatesman.com | Megan Gibson

For a victory speech, Mark Carney, the new leader of Canada’s Liberal party and the country’s next prime minister, struck a sombre note. “I know that these are dark days,” he said, speaking to party members in Ottawa on 9 March after winning the leadership race. “Dark days brought on by a country we can no longer trust.” Carney, the former governor of the Banks of Canada and England, has had a remarkable political rise – this is his first elected office – in part thanks to Canada’s dark days.

Feb 20, 2025 | newstatesman.com | Megan Gibson

Editor’s note: This interview was originally published on 2 October 2024. It was republished on 20 February 2025 after Hamas released the bodies of four hostages it had held since 7 October 2023, which reportedly include that of 84-year-old Oded Lifschitz, a veteran journalist and peace activist. The other bodies released were reportedly those of Shiri Bibas and her two small children Ariel and Kfir who were just four years old and nine months old when they were kidnapped.

Feb 7, 2025 | 885thebeach.com | Megan Gibson

The Super Bowl is this Sunday, The Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans!The pre-game show starts early in the afternoon, but official game time is 3:30 PST. The halftime headliner this year is Kendrick Lamar, with special guests. What is just as big a deal as the game itself are the Super Bowl Ads!The Canadian channels (CTV, TSN) broadcasting the game air Canadian advertisers. There are likely some Super Bowl Ads you’ll miss.

Jan 29, 2025 | newstatesman.com | Michael Prodger |Zoe Huxford |Megan Gibson

In 1988, Gilbert and George – provocateurs, living sculptures, two-in-one artists – told the Soho gallerist James Birch that they wanted to stage an exhibition in communist Moscow: “Art for all” was their supposed creed. Birch was about to take a Francis Bacon show to the Soviet Union and they knew him already from the Blitz nightclub. So started a curious series of events, deftly narrated here as an account of the last days of the USSR cast as a comedy of manners.