PUERTO RICO VERSUS DONALD TRUMP
Puerto Rico versus Donald Trump sounds like a David and Goliath slogan, but it may well be a necessary call-to-arms if Trump’s stacking of the …
ROBERT REICH
I am doing something a little different in this blog featuring Robert Reich. He has recently published two articles that, I think, epitomize the current …
STANDING DESK
The idea that you should use a “standing desk” has been on the periphery of office designs for some time, but it hasn’t really caught …
CONSPIRACY AND CLOUD-SEEDING
Conspiracy and cloud-seeding: I am writing this blog as a reminder of the negative effect that conspiracy theorists in the United States have on science, …
WOMENS POCKETS
I wrote a blog several years ago about the almost total lack of pockets in female clothing entitled Womens Pockets. That blog was specifically about …
VICARS CLOSE
Vicars Close is a dead-end street in Wells, Somerset. It is, reportedly, Europe’s oldest residential street, with the original buildings still intact. John Julius Norwich called it “that rarest of survivals, a planned …
LET YOUR GARDEN GROW
“Let your garden grow” is an interesting perspective on how we treat our immediate environment and, indeed, how we treat ourselves. Do we really think …
LESSON OF A WITCH HUNT
This story has all sorts of implications for our current politicised and chaotic world. It is also a major lesson for the media and their …
NEVER BELIEVE
Many years ago, I was given a phrase that has served me well ever since. “Never believe anything until it is officially denied”. That sounds …
CULDESAC
In Tempe, Arizona, Culdesac is reimagining US cities for people, not cars – and inviting travellers to explore its plazas, paseos and Mediterranean-inspired design. …