Oh hey... it's #PortfolioDay again. Four times a year, and it always sneaks up on me.

Anyway. I'm Neil. I design and make jewellery for the Montgomery-Ramsay jewellery brand. You can check out the brand stuff at: montgomeryramsay.com

But here are some things you won't see on the site atm:

Sam Lau on the irresistible allure of high-end cookware – cartoon

Exquisite response by Georgetown Dean to interim USA Ed Martin

On Martin's threat letter not to hire grads until Martin approves of law school curriculum:

"The constitutional violation behind this threat is clear, as is the attack on the University’s mission as a Jesuit and Catholic institution."

For ⁦‪⁦‪the Cairo Review I try to explain what really lies behind Trump’s preposterous idea about ethnic cleaning in Gaza
www.thecairoreview.com/essays/trump...

"It's petty and it's personal," one Fagan ally said.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

For the final day of #Januarty, I'll share a piece with many an #angle. It even has angle in the name. This is our Scaffold Bangle. A design that harks back to days waiting for cues backstage.

Assad’s downfall has put Syria on the precipice of the chaos and instability common since the Arab uprisings. But there is a glimmer of hope that Syria can buck the regional trend and embrace tolerance, plurality, and security. My latest for the Cairo Review.
www.thecairoreview.com/essays/syria...

This is going to be a really great conversation with excellent experts from and on the Gulf Arab region. I’ll moderate, and it’s an honor. please join us tomorrow.
agsiw.org/programs/how...