Thor Hanson on cultural perception of time
Living in Africa, I soon came to realise that impatience may be an entirely Western phenomenon. Ugandans approach time from a fundamentally different perspective, not as a commodity to be…
“The sea that is always counting.”
And her Achilles went to make amends, Walking alone beside the broken lace that hung Over the sea’s green fist. The sea that is always counting. Christopher Logue, “Pax”, from War…
Fiction Update Jan 2017
2016 was a pretty lean year for me as far as actually writing fiction went. Indeed, there is little to update compared to a year ago. However, as well as the recent…
Janan Ganesh on “history’s luckiest generation” and J G Ballard on the moon landings
In today’s FT weekend there is an interesting column by Janan Ganesh (who I previously featured on this blog) on how, given our times are in so many ways disconnected…
Dedication of Roy Sorensen’s “A Brief History of the Paradox”
“To those who never have a book dedicated to them.”
“L’imagination au pouvoir” Edo – giant cardboard bricks
Recently, via Kickstarter, I acquired no less than 50 giant cardboard bricks. These are the work of Simon Marussi of Edo, an Italian startup. The blocks came just before Christmas but…
Ceramics from Joe & Anne Kane, The Studio, Moyra Rectory, Falcarragh, Donegal
(edit 30th August 2018 – for an atmospheric shot of one of Joe Kane’s creations see here. For a post on and photo of Ray High Cross, very close to the Kane’s…
“It is jailers who are always on guard against escapism”
Steven Greydanus, “What we lose when ‘Stars Wars’ goes to the dark side”, National Catholic Register 28/12/16 When Star Wars goes to the dark side, a generation raised on Marvel…
Séamus Sweeney 