‘An Old Black Ram is Tupping Your White Ewe’: Othello (Act 1)What is there left to say about any of Shakespeare’s plays that hasn’t already been said? Even this sort of exculpatory disclaimer has…Jun 21Jun 21
Butsukari Otoko: Dostoevsky & The ‘Bumping Man’ TrendButsukari Otoko [bumping man] is a phenomenon originating in Japan and since spread across the globe in which a man barges a woman (or a…May 25May 25
TV as Essential SocialisationMany parents these days (myself included) prohibit screen time for their infants in an science-backed countertrend to the kids casually…May 13May 13
Three Stories: What People WantAlmost all institutions are based on the idea that we know what people want. Think of the utilitarian principle of “the greatest pleasure…May 2May 2
Erasmus as FollyErasmus’ Praise of Folly is one of the most highly acclaimed works to come out of the Renaissance, and it’s certainly one of the most…Apr 25Apr 25
Right-Wing Women: Revisiting Andrea Dworkin’s Radical FeminismI read Andrew Dworkin’s Right-Wing Women (1983) expecting there to be a timeless interpretation of why some women support the conservative…Apr 13Apr 13
‘Wolfman’ and the End of MasculinityThe film begins with a father and his son appreciating the Oregonian landscape.Mar 31Mar 31
The TRUTH about the Palaeolithic MythHow humans lived in the palaeolithic is subject to a lot of conjecture — and outright mythologising. But there are some things we know for…Mar 31Mar 31
The Palaeolithic MythJung once misquoted a monk from Lerins, claiming that he defined myth as ‘what is believed everywhere, always, by all’. In reality, the…Mar 15Mar 15
The Big OtherIf God existed only in the minds of people, religion loses nothing. Believers might not like to hear this because they think it diminishes…Feb 28Feb 28
