The Art of Verbal Warfare: Excerpt
6th July, 2022
In this exclusive extract from chapter 8 of The Art of Verbal Warfare, Rik Smits ponders on the effect language has with identity. *** EFFECTIVE INVECTIVE “I’m like a ripe turd, and the world is like an immense arse, and so we’re about to let go of e…
The Blessing of Extinction
5th July, 2022
Nicholas P. Money, author of The Selfish Ape, discusses the fact that we are on a path towards extinction. *** Since completing my book, The Selfish Ape: Human Nature and Our Path to Extinction, published by Reaktion in 2019, I have recognized a logi…
Bioweapons in Ukraine – propaganda or fact?
5th July, 2022
Stig S. Frøland, author of Duel Without End, discusses whether or not biological weapons are being used in the war in Ukraine, and what that could mean. *** Parallel to the military operations in Ukraine, another war is being waged – a propaganda war…
The James Webb Space Telescope – Revealing New Worlds
16th December, 2021
Niall Deacon describes the James Webb Space Telescope, and what it means for our understanding of the universe. *** The past 30 years has seen the discovery and characterization of thousands of planets orbiting other stars. Later this month a space t…
The Private World of Édouard Vuillard
23rd November, 2021
Born in Cuiseaux, France, in 1868, Édouard Vuillard was a French painter, decorative artist and printmaker. The son of a retired army officer, his remarkable body of work is central to the history of modern art. Here, author Julia Frey reveals why sh…
Land, Birds and History
13th September, 2021
Boria Sax describes the juxtaposition of human encroachment and natural beauty in this thoughtful blog piece about his grandfather, a tract of land, and most importantly of all, birds. *** My grandfather, Bernard Sax, emigrated from Russia to the Uni…
In Pursuit of the Crab
9th August, 2021
Author Cynthia Chris was inspired to write for the Animal series when in Costa Rica. But what else influenced this seminal book on our hard-shelled friend? In this blog, Cynthia recounts what went in to writing such a book . . . *** More often than y…
New Age Prophet: Aldous Huxley and Alternative Therapies
16th June, 2021
In this blog, the author of Aldous Huxley shows just how the great author was a forerunner of the New Age. *** On the face of it, Aldous Huxley would seem an unlikely prophet or forerunner of the New Age culture that began to crystallise at the end o…
Tips to Help Your Children Draw During Lockdown
24th February, 2021
In this blog, the author of Children Draw gives you the Ten R’s – tips on how to keep your children entertained during lockdown. *** Keeping children occupied indoors is always challenging. But it takes a special effort to keep their mood up, particu…