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 …
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 …
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. …
LEFT OUT IN THE COLD
“Left out in the cold” is a heart-wrenching story from Andrew Tait about his life in the current United States. It reflects a reality that …
VENOM AND OZEMPIC
Venom and Ozempic is a story I found fascinating. It seems that far more medical discoveries are coming from the natural world than we ever …
EQUALLY SCREWED
In trying to put the current chaotic situation in Washington into some sort of perspective against the background of daily bombardments from the Trump administration, …