Lonely And Norwegian

Maybe Men Like Being Lonely

Conor Fitzgerald | Fitzstack | 13th July 2026

“The conversation about male loneliness is often driven by women and their concerns for men; that perspective colours the conversation in ways that can obscure the men’s feelings about the problem. I can’t help but wonder if men’s problem with loneliness is that they need it, like it and that it suits them a little too much — and like all psychological and spiritually fulfilling things, it can become a crutch” (2,400 words)

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The Greatest Norwegian

Ed West | Wrong Side Of History | 11th July 2026

The year 1066 saw three men fight for the English throne. The most colourful of them all was Harald Sigurdsson or Hardrada, the “Thunderbolt of the North”, 6’6” tall and described as “the strongest living man under the sun”. He was obsessed with violence and verse, often in tandem. Felled by an arrow to the windpipe in the Battle of Stamford Bridge, his death signalled the end of the Viking Age (3,500 words)