Why the London Evening Standard is dying
A few weeks ago, I walked past an Evening Standard vendor, and glanced at the headline: “WORLD’S FIRST AIDS VACCINE”. This was big news – a massive scientific…
“In Dependence” by Sarah Ladipo Manyika
I love the opening line of this book: “One could begin with the dust, the heat and the purple bougainvillea. One might…
Follow the money
Saw an interesting little table in New Internationalist October 2008. It answers the question of why, despite billions of dollars in aid,…
“Birchwood” by John Banville
This book has very clear echoes of Proust, both in the writing style and in the sense of nostalgia that pervades the…
Monday morning inspiration
“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast – you also miss the sense…
The ingredients of success
In my meanderings across the internet I just came across a great post on the nature of success and the influence of practice and external circumstances in achieving…
End of the sea code
Saw this very sad snippet of news in the 29 August edition of Freedom magazine: At least 73 migrants have died at…
“Fire Horses” by Mark Liam Piggott
Joe Noone seems to have it all – a beautiful house built into a Mallorca hillside, a comfortable lifestyle, a beautiful girlfriend.…
“T.S. Eliot” by Peter Ackroyd
I hardly ever read poetry, but for some reason T.S. Eliot’s poetry speaks to me. Perhaps it’s because, like Eliot, I used…