Author Archives: Richard

There is something so wonderful about this. A way to attack hatred and fear with wit and playfulness. A see saw through the US border fence. More here.

Examples of how dreams have led to the creation of musical masterpieces are legion and include the story, related by neurologist Oliver Sacks, of Wagner literally dreaming up the introduction to Das Rheingold while in a semi-sleeping or somnolent state. … Continue reading →

Can’t remember where I saw this – a newspaper. Bang on the money if you ask me. But could things swing back to the group? Could responsibilities triumph over rights?

  I’m sufferung from a total lack of motivation, possibly because neither of the two books I’m writing have deadlines. It could also be the school holidays – too many people around, too much noise, too much movement. I’d write … Continue reading →

I’m just starting a new timeline going out a few million years to speculate about the future of space/space travel/space colonisation. If anyone has any outlandish ideas I’m all ears. The only proviso is the ideas must be technically/theoretically possible.

Seen in Athens last week. On the upside, they are all caged it seems (good job I’m not on Twitter).