mocking malvolio — monotheism and the big ‘shut up’
First published, 15th January 2015It’s intriguing that when those who put their lives on the line in defence of their right to free speech, others so readily use it to condemn them. I wanted to get my final thoughts written down before public domain discourse returns to shopping, kittens, puppies, Easter eggs and all the other…
narcissism — reflections on a metamorphosis
First published, 13th February 2015When the gods turned Narcissus into a flower, Ovid forgot to mention that they turned Echo into the girl from Ipanema.The DSM-V has given narcissism a bad name or, when I reflect on it, has turned a name into a bad word. Maybe it started with Freud’s deliberate – or otherwise…
spring times, shady business and cock cakes
First published, 15th February 2015I still get the flashbacks, wake up in the middle of the night … Did I cry out in my sleep? Pierce Brosnan singing SOS in Mama Mia scarred me for life. Back then, when I stomped around trying to work out whether it was Mel Brooks or Goebbels who first discovered that the shittier…
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