Malcolm Gladwell

The bigger picture: should British museums sell to stay afloat?
As galleries auction off treasures to retain staff and plug cash gaps left by Covid, the art world is divided on ethics of disposal
Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent
15, Nov, 2020 @9:15 AM

Rowling, Rushdie and Atwood warn against ‘intolerance’ in open letter
Harper’s letter asserts way to ‘defeat bad ideas is by exposure, argument, and persuasion’, but critics accuse authors of censorious mentality
Alison Flood
08, Jul, 2020 @9:12 AM

Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell review – fascinating study of why we misread those we don’t know
Gladwell’s typically digressive exploration of the assumptions we make when dealing with strangers is compelling
Andrew Anthony
20, Oct, 2019 @9:00 AM

Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell review – puzzled by banalities
Are these lessons on ‘the stranger problem’ and how to engage with other people anything more than statements of the obvious?
Steven Poole
11, Sep, 2019 @10:00 AM

Malcolm Gladwell: ‘I’m just trying to get people to take psychology seriously’
The Canadian writer made his name bringing intellectual sparkle to everyday subjects, and his new book - about how strangers interact with each other - is no exception
Sean O’Hagan
01, Sep, 2019 @6:00 AM

Art Pepper blew away the idea that practice makes perfect | Letters
Letters: Trombonist and music teacher Steve Thompson on why the quality of practice is the key to success, not the quantity, and Russ Denton on Art Pepper’s unpractised genius
Letters
22, Aug, 2019 @5:02 PM

Blow to 10,000-hour rule as study finds practice doesn't always make perfect
Research of violinists undermines popular idea as average players practise more than best ones
Ian Sample Science editor
21, Aug, 2019 @6:19 AM

Why I run by Malcolm Gladwell, Denise Lewis, Sadiq Khan and more
Former political strategist Alastair Campbell says he gets his best ideas while running, DJ Charlie Dark uses it to bring communities together and chef Michel Roux Jr says it helps him deal with stress
Simon Usborne
13, Aug, 2017 @11:00 AM

The week in radio: America Rewritten; FRDH; Geoff Lloyd with Annabel Port
Some of America’s best authors shared their thoughts on the new president, and Michael Goldfarb’s fine podcast evoked Alistair Cooke
Miranda Sawyer
22, Jan, 2017 @8:00 AM

From Marilynne Robinson to Richard Ford, six writers in search of Trump's America
Six giants of American literature reveal how they are responding to a transformed society
Robert McCrum
15, Jan, 2017 @7:00 AM

There's a search for a fifth meat – and 19 other things podcasts taught us in 2016
Whether it’s asking what happens when you watch Sex and the City 2 more than 50 times or which Oscar has won an Oscar, there’s no question a podcast somewhere hasn’t answered
Ellie Violet Bramley, Will Dean, Leah Harper and Hannah Verdier
27, Dec, 2016 @7:00 AM

The week in radio: Revisionist History; Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People
Podcasts from Malcom Gladwell and Chris Gethard prove perfect for a long holiday journey in the car
Miranda Sawyer
21, Aug, 2016 @6:00 AM
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