2nd November 2024
DC Diaries #1: America Goes West
America nearly didn’t happen. At least, not in the way we know it. For the…
2nd October 2022
Ecce Homo, Ecce Mater
I value original thinking mostly because it’s so damned hard to achieve. The frequency of…
11th August 2020
Qualitative Research And Zoom
Qualitative research is the act of focused curiosity, between people. Not so focused that the…
25th May 2020
Casting Connell
Look at the actor Paul Mescal from a distance, and he’s like any fella walking…
19th May 2020
On The Instinct To Conserve
I have found the 2016 election of Donald Trump challenging. But not in the manner…
4th May 2020
Oh, Framing!
China speaks of absolutes Sweden speaks of calm Germany speaks of common sense Holland speaks…
1st April 2020
Why I Don’t Give A Fuck About Your Tips
There's been a worrying Corona-rise in people dispensing advice. In the form of tips.…
20th March 2020
Ovid’s Nineteen on Covid-19
The great poet’s name rhymes with the viral pall that hangs above us. What can…
18th March 2020
Corona: Collapse Between Fact and Fiction
Eski knows there’s something up. Why the hell is my Master here all the time?…
12th March 2020
The Corona Chronicles
Each of us is a citizen, bound in a unique moment of jeopardy. The earthquake…
1st December 2019
Dissecting Mister Fawlty
Works of genius do not happen by accident. Genius must work hard in the creation…
2nd April 2019
Scotland’s Dissent
Have you ever sat in the back seat of a car, certain of the route…
24th January 2019
The Role Of Camp In Culture
When I was otherwise engaged gestating, Susan Sontag published an essay entitled ‘Notes On Camp’. …
29th October 2018
Flaws, Jaws And Genius
During the course of 124 minutes, with the help of iTunes, I have returned to…
15th October 2018
Innovation Is Murmuration
I am interested in how groups of people can, in the right context and with…
10th July 2018
How Psychology Can Help Change Behaviour
Almost ten years ago I began a post-grad in psychology - spending two years learning full…
18th June 2018
ASMR: one tingle and you’re tangled
My truncated opera career lasted four seasons. Being a late bloomer, I got cast in…
13th June 2018
Where Are The Experts? Why Aren’t They Here?
Almost ten years ago, I returned to full-time education for two years, completing a post-grad…
9th June 2018
All We Are Saying Is Give Asexuals A Chance
Almost ten years ago I began a post-grad in psychology - spending two years learning full…
6th June 2018
The Way You Think Can Save Your Life
Almost ten years ago, I returned to full-time education for two years, completing a post-grad…
10th December 2017
Bitcoin: the little cryptocurrency that could
The irony of innovation is that it is often discussed and rarely encountered. Most of…
19th July 2017
War of the World
As teenagers just out of school, I and four friends cycled across France and a…
15th April 2017
ABBA’s Seven Insights
Even as the music critics thrashed them, the most feted rock stars of the 70s…
27th March 2017
On Average, People Are Average
'Well, that's the news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the…