I’m a sucker for anything melancholy but uplifting, miserable but inspiring, nostalgic but optimistic. It’s why I love disco. Take a listen to the lyrics of Young Hearts Run Free and tell me that’s not a depressing message hidden behind a dance masterpiece.

Anyway. This weekend, a few things made me feel that odd combination.

Saturday - A Woman’s Place is in the Resistance

If you weren’t distracted by Berlin Fashion Week or the Australian Open, you may have heard about the inauguration of a new president this week.

You did?

Yes, that’s right!

Gambia has a new president!

Oh right. The other one. The more dangerous one. The one...