“Arts? Oh. Well. And you do think that’s useful?” Even my friend’s practiced British politeness couldn’t cover up his disdain. Social etiquette forbade me from thrusting a boiled potato up his nose. I… Continue reading
Thucydides (with a stony-looking expression on his face) Philosophers have been aware of what we today know as “the confirmation bias” for thousands of years. A Greek by the name of Thucydides (why… Continue reading
Suicide is a concept and issue that is widely talked about these days, though it still seems to be something that very few people can actually comprehend. Many people believe that a person… Continue reading
Trigger warning: Nudity and sexual references. HBO’s Girls provides us with one of the most thought provoking representations of the female body on mainstream television. Cellulite, small breasts, stomach rolls, thighs that touch. Bodies that exist outside… Continue reading
Populist politics, Men in blue ties Election lies. Xenophobia/Homophobia, Cory Bernardi’s visions of theocracy ‘Gay sex is like bestiality’ The conservative revolution, The PNG solution, Budgie smugglers/people smugglers Vaginas as a political agenda,… Continue reading
It’s so frustrating when you have smart friends (yes I do have those companion-like things) and they give you wonderful advice (most of the time) but they are utterly incapable of taking it… Continue reading
