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June 30, 2026

Ben Okri: AI cannot read the spirit of the times. AI cannot catch lightning

The world-renowned writer and poet on why AI has as much chance of conquering the mystical, brilliant and irrepressible human spirit as we have of conquering the sun.

CREATIVITY·EDUCATION

June 17, 2026

Nilüfer Yanya: Most people are just living side by side, getting on, being nice to their neighbours

The singer-songwriter on why she thinks the world’s divisions are overstated, why she’s been staying off social media, and the trade-offs that come with a life on the road.

South Centre Artistic Director, Mark Ball

Mark Ball: Creativity is everywhere. Opportunity is not

The Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director on culture as the last defense against

Soulwax: Four idiots making a huge noise in a room together – that’s not something AI can recreate

Stephen Dewaele of Soulwax and 2ManyDJs on why Tom Waits would never

Kumi Naidoo: How did we move people into the struggle against apartheid? Music, dance, and theatre

The human rights and climate justice activist, now President of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative on why climate activism needs art, storytelling, and

March 11, 2024

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