Off The Fence No. 274 16 December 2025
Hustle, Loyalty, Respect
Fergus Butler-Gallie's Issue 25 travelogue on Karlovy Vary, the Czech spa town now favoured by sanctioned Russians, goes online. John Cena retires from wrestling, with his Osama bin Laden announcement, Taiwan apology and Make-A-Wish record recalled. Also: readers dispute the ranking of England's counties, a Bay Area hackathon, twitchy public appearances by Tommy Robinson and Palantir's Alex Karp, and documentaries on the drummers Ginger Baker and Bernard Purdie.
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