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 Oxford, you…
The Kindle Report: does it beat paper?
I’ve owned a Kindle for almost a year now and so thought it was time for a comparison of ereading vs reading.…
Ten years ago: Tom Cornell profile
This post is part of a series in which I publish stories and articles I wrote exactly ten years ago. This one…
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 Williams, an…
Beauty? No, thanks
As a side note to my post last week on the cafes I have killed, I wanted to add one more thing…
Liebster Award reloaded
It was great to be nominated for the Liebster Award by Caroline of Beauty is a Sleeping Cat. Thanks, Caroline! In the…
The cafe killer
I have a confession to make. I’m a natural born killer. Don’t worry – I don’t kill people, or even butterflies. I kill…