Ian Leslie, a British writer, covers psychology, history, culture, and ideas, including pieces on aging, historians, and The Beatles.
HN commenters link it for an in-depth essay on The Beatles' "Get Back" documentary and for his criticism of academic history.
Yeah, I see this quite a fair bit from The Guardian. A recent example [0] that was called out here [1] and a recent discussion on HN here [2].
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/05/industrial-revolution-iron-method-taken-from-jamaica-briton
[1] https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/stories-are-bad-for-your-intelligence
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37373257
There is an epic, enjoyable read about “Get Back” from someone who deeply knows The Beatles in case you missed it the first turning.
https://www.ian-leslie.com/p/the-banality-of-genius-notes-on-peter