As I get older, and grumpier, and more and more convinced that the idiots are everywhere, I’ve come to realise that the trait I most appreciate in others - and which I most aspire to myself - is basic competence. And yet competence seems in short supply…
Eating Meat with a Guilty Conscience
In the week of all the Hothouse Earth stories, I’ve been reflecting on how unpalatable it is to even consider the significant changes in our lifestyles required to maintain our planet within a safe operating space for humanity…
The Joy of Sand
The idea that being out in nature makes people feel good is now pretty well established. But there’s one environment where this general sense of well-being takes on a somewhat more extreme quality. Simply put, beaches do funny things to people.