Liberalism, Hobbes (again), Maslow...
Yesterday might well have been the Last Day of Summer. Sunny but not relentlessly so – a smattering of fleecy clouds – a bit of breeze,...
Thomas Hobbes, Civilization and Therapy
I went to Oxford yesterday – purely as a tourist – and enjoyed wandering around the beautiful old buildings, designed as places where...
The Hero's Non-Journey
The Hero’s Journey is a staple in therapy / personal development – not to mention Hollywood scriptwriting. It begins with the ‘hero’ (of...
RIP Tony McPhee
As one gets older, one’s teenage heroes start dying. Especially in music, most of them have vanished from the public eye for years – how...
Classic Mystery
I must admit, my preferred type of crime story is reasonably hard-edged. I’ve been reading George Pelecanos recently, and loving it....
How to win Eurovision
An excellent evening courtesy of the Royal Television Society – thanks to them for organizing and running the event – on ‘How to Win...