No, RSS isn’t dead!
Why a technology that many people seem to think is obsolete may actually be perfect for these times.
The Shelf of Trump
What if we could extract a creative and inspiring new reading project from the man at the centre of the dark times we're living through?
Bookselling Is Not a Crime
Join bookshops around the world to celebrate the right to read freely.
Pluralistic Ignorance and Climate Change
How can most people support serious action on climate change and yet continue to believe we are in the minority? The answer: pluralistic ignorance.
Prevent Prevent
How a system designed to identify potential terrorists is catching innocent people and destroying freedom of speech.
I’ve forgotten how to blog
How to write a blog post when the world is disintegrating around you.
It’s Just a Few Bad Apples
Welcome to another of my occasional rants about the use and misuse of the English language. Previous entries have included people who talk about their bandwidth and the irritating habit of writing “See what I did there?” after a pun.…
No, I Don’t Have the Bandwidth Right Now
Something is very wrong with the English language. People have started asking me if I have the “bandwidth” to work on new projects. What am I, a modem? This is part of a broader trend of viewing human beings as…
Life-Threatening Repercussions of the Hostile Environment During Covid-19
This is a guest post by Lynsey Burrows at the Immigration Advice Service, an organisation of immigration lawyers based in the UK & Ireland. I don’t normally publish guest posts here, but this one is important and timely, and I…