Hadley Freeman’s profile on the retiring Jon Stewart on his legacy and what the future holds.
Ernest Baker shadowed Drake for a while and wrote the definitive piece on the hottest rapper of the last year. It’s pretty great.
Tolu Ogunlesi profiles the kinder, gentler Buhari. Another great read that charts the history of the Nigerian leadership highlighting some key points.
The ultimate take down of the political class: A bullying, interfering waster: how politics gave the state a bad name
Ed Miliband has worked hard to defeat David Cameron in the coming elections. In what could be a victory for ideas and policies over personality and rhetoric, the journey is documented in great anecdotal detail by Rafael Behr. My best longread of the past week.
Lou Reed’s sister writes on her rockstar brother and how Electro Convulsive Therapy changed his life forever.
Of the 8 managers in the UEFA Champions League Quarter Finals, 4 played in the same Barcelona side of the mid 90s. And Jose Mourinho. Sid Lowe explains why the Catalan giants are the ultimate incubator for a generation of bright managers