The Drug-Control Order under Attack
16th November, 2022
Is the Drug-Control Order under attack? In this blog, P.E. Caquet explores the impact of legalizations and policy changes in America. *** In October 2022, President Joe Biden pardoned all federal marijuana possession offenses in the US, a first step…
Extract: Interview with Lesley Chamberlain
5th October, 2022
The London-based philosopher John Robinson interviewed author Lesley Chamberlain in summer 2022 about her book Street Life and Morals: German Philosophy in Hitler’s Lifetime. This is an extract from that interview. *** LC: German Idealism – essential…
Mushroom Minds
29th September, 2022
Is there such thing as fungal consciousness? In this blog post, Nicholas P. Money discusses the possibility, debunks myths, and puts the story straight. *** One of the most thought-provoking issues to have arisen in mycology recently is the question…
Shipwrecks: The Search Goes On
28th September, 2022
From the Titanic to the Gloucester, what do shipwrecks teach us about our history and our future? In this blog, Alan G. Jamieson discusses the most crucial finds in shipwreck history, and expands on his book, Out of the Depths: A History of Shipwreck…
Video: Meet Andreas Viestad and his new book
14th September, 2022
Andreas Viestad is a food writer, TV chef, restaurateur and food activist. In this video Andreas talks about what inspired his new book, Dinner in Rome.
Unworking
31st August, 2022
In this blog from the authors of Unworking: The Reinvention of the Modern Office, they muse on what working and workplaces will look like in the future. *** In the annals of the modern workplace, the year 2022 will surely have a special place. This y…
Dressing Up for the Camera
25th August, 2022
In this blog, author Verity Wilson reflects on what it means to dress up. *** If I were to come up with a list of the top ten things I love most in life it would include clothes and old photographs. The two come together in Dressing Up: A History of…
Diving In: How I Found the True Story of Swimming
3rd August, 2022
When Karen Eva Carr began writing Shifting Currents, little did she know what she would discover. In this blog, Karen talks about what she uncovered as she wrote, and what she discovered about herself too. *** Writers often say that you have to write…
Could Sherlock Holmes solve this one? Just how did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle fall for the Cottingley Fairy Photographs?
27th July, 2022
Author of Fairies: A Dangerous History, Richard Sugg, reflects on how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle fell for one of the greatest hoaxes in history. *** Perhaps no great writer in all of history has suffered the peculiar fate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: the m…