Although the protests in the United States are clearly aimed at deep-seated systemic racism, there is a broader backdrop to the protests. What we are seeing is likely a sign of things to come
Posts published in “General”
A review of The Midnight Gospel
We humans are all too inclined to think of effects as being the result of simple, linear causal chains
On my daily brisk autumnal walk to the shops this morning with This Charming Man bouncing around the insides of my head, creating a sense…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has consistently stated that the extreme measures of South Africa’s lockdown have saved lives, despite it being entirely unclear, and even unlikely, that his claim is true when one considers broader aspects of the pandemic
As if life was “normal” in the first place
We can be so busy with our restricted autonomy that we miss a deeper issue - the reason why we have such heavy restrictions is because we don’t have the infrastructure for the demands of an outbreak
It’s creeping up on me and my people with devastation in mind slowlyThis lockdown, shutdown, breakdown, keep your head down, that’s controlling meNow into the…
All forms from music and theatre to painting and sculpture offer us a mirror of ourselves and the world, escapism and understanding, and and expression of a range of emotions
News headlines point to the ‘facts’ that citizens feel in charge of the virus