When I was in Chefchaoen, Morocco in 2009 and looking out from the rooftop of the hostel I was overtaken by a feeling of awe and amazement at the sheer size and scale of the world. #travel #storytelling #writing #spirituality #love #connection #morocco
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Book Review: The Heading Dog That Split in Half by Brown and Tait
Aotearoa has a rich and varied history of folk legends and urban myths in addition to the rich history of Maori myth and legend. The Heading Dog Who Split in Half collects these half-realised dreams together with stunningly beautiful graphics. This book makes for engaging and captivating reading experience for readers of all ages.
Book Review: SPQR by Mary Beard
I really wanted to love this book because I am a huge Mary Beard fan and I love her enthusiastic, passionate and fascinating documentaries about the Romans. As a novice to this topic, I was really craving a book that would educate me and also sustain my interest.
The dodgy B-grade VHS movies of my childhood
What TV shows did you watch as a kid? It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realised that the cartoon Gummy Bears wasn’t just in English, it was syndicated all over the world and many other kids knew this theme song in their own language. Here’s the theme song in dozens of differentContinue reading “The dodgy B-grade VHS movies of my childhood”
Travel: A floaty late summer serenade in Munich 2008
Walking through a majestic and manicured gardens in Munich I heard a delicate and heartfelt serenade on the violin from a faraway stone rotunda. I walked there and took a seat among two people who appeared in a stupor of enjoyment. They were both sitting in the late afternoon sun, lulled into a dream by theContinue reading “Travel: A floaty late summer serenade in Munich 2008”
Travel: A roadtrip through the remote Eastern Cape, New Zealand
People seldom visit the Eastern Cape of the #NorthIsland because of its complete isolation from the rest of #NewZealand #Aotearoa. Here are some humble gems from this oft forgotten edge of the world #travel #beach #roadtrip
Ok Doomer: Are Millennials ‘Generation Exhausted’?
Covid and endless inflation, AI and global conflicts, misinformation and political instability. Climate change and extinction. The world is full of unknowns and bin fires at the moment. All of the above unknowns are getting onto my head like a low-key buzzing static sound just below perceptible human hearing. Animals hear it. Plants hear it.Continue reading “Ok Doomer: Are Millennials ‘Generation Exhausted’?”
Travel: Oeshiki Festival of Light, Ikegami Tokyo
Oeskiki is an annual buddhist festival held on the 13th of October that commemorates the death of Nichiren in 1282. He was a revered buddhist teacher who lived during the Kamakura period, about 700 years ago. Although celebrated throughout Japan, the main Oeshiki festival is held at Ikegami Honmonji Temple located in the Ota ward in suburban Tokyo – the location where Nichiren died.
Great TV Series to Binge-Watch
I don’t know about you but I really struggle to find TV shows and films that are of high quality in terms of: plot, dialogue, costume, cinematography etc. There is a vast amount of content that is churned out, but very little I would consider worthy of my very limited time. I would include inContinue reading “Great TV Series to Binge-Watch”
Book Review: ‘Industrial Scars’ The Beautiful Toxic Scars of the Earth
What happens when humans burn too much waste and destroy the planet? Modern Art. Photographs of the aftermath of environmental devastation aren’t normally considered art. However photographer J Henry Fair has reimagined the decaying and suffering environmental landscape in the aftermath of human abuse in his mesmerising book entitled Industrial Scars. Fair wanted to poignantlyContinue reading “Book Review: ‘Industrial Scars’ The Beautiful Toxic Scars of the Earth”
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