The next big thing…

There was a thing going around on the internet late last year called The Next Big Thing, in which writers answered questions…

What is privilege?

When people hear about my background, they immediately think I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I went to…

There’s no such place as paradise

When I tell people I’m living in Barbados, the reactions are interesting. Words that come up a lot are “exotic”, “paradise”, “idyllic”…

What we did before Google

Whatever did we do before the internet? How did we manage before Google? I’m hearing these questions more often these days, usually…

Capitalism & Slavery

This book does an excellent job of showing exactly how the development of British capitalism was dependent on slavery. The author is Eric…