Books
A second-hand bookshop golden age?
A second wind for second-hand books?
Cancellation: a complex mix of accountability, power, justice, anger and societal change
Driving out people can be emotionally satisfying and create a sense of justice. But is it actually making the world better?
Walking the narrow path between tech utopianism and digital cynicism
We’ve been burnt by the tech companies, and we’re rightfully wary. But slipping into digital doomerism won’t help us solve today’s problems.
Beach walk and transitory art
Escaping the first day of work and school with a walk and some natural crafting on the Sussex shore.
Walking at WWT Arundel
A pre-Christmas few hours of escape at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Arundel.
Random slices of other people's lives
A simple way of finding virtually unmatched videos on YouTube — and glimpses into other lives.
Mods, Vespas and Jeeps: the Southwick Remembrance Sunday parade
Sometimes the parade is more than veterans, youth clubs and volunteer organisations…
Apple: Think Slacker
Apple’s new ads are not what you’d call aspirational.
Sleepless, with Annabel Abbs
An author talk in Steyning, about discovering the power of the night self.
Ubiquitous Activity Pugs
They’re pugs AND active.
The EV dawn is here
Electric vehicles are already over the tipping point, and are our future. And that’ll change our landscapes.
Coffee & Complexity: Federated
Into the Fediverse!
A core EV disappointment
Oh, the battery tech we could have had.