Are we entering the twilight phase of humanity or can we pull ourselves together? environmenttechnologysocietyfutureopinion Photo by Matt Collamer on Unsplash As we're all aware, the decline of human civilisation began with the election and subsequent rise of Germany's First Fascist Superstar, Adolf Hitler, in 1933, when he was democratically elected by a broken and lost German population. Before that time, humans had historically been kind and loving to each other. They hadn't tried to wipe out vast swathes of people in Africa, Asia or even the holy land of human rights and better (whi ..read more

A List Of My 10 Favourite Artists Of All Time! blog  |  top 10 list  |  artists Mark Rothko Green, Red, Blue 1955 Oil on Canvas "... only in expressing basic human emotions—tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on. And the fact that a lot of people break down and cry when confronted with my pictures shows that I can communicate those basic human emotions ... The people who weep before my pictures are having the same religious experience I had when I painted them. And if you, as you say, are moved only by their color relationship, then you miss the point". About: Markus Yakov ..read more

A List Of The 10 Best Fiction Books Of All Time! Do you love fiction? See what my favourite books are! blogtop 10 listbooksfiction Here's a list of my 10 favourite fiction books. They're not in any particular order. Why are they my favourites? They're all books that have changed the way I look at the world and left me with a feeling I can't shake - which is the point of all good books! Mrs Dalloway  |  Virginia Woolf First Published 1925   The whole book takes place in just one day. Clarissa Dalloway is hosting a dinner party that evening, and the book follows he ..read more

Will we ever have fun in the sun again, or will we just learn to live with the hellish heat? environmentpoliticsopinionclimate change Back in the olden days, summer used to be fun. Hanging out with your friends until late into the night because it was still light outside, eating at least three Mr Whippy ice-creams a day, watching your dad suddenly become the family chef because you had a barbecue every evening - summer meant an increase in meat consumption and sugar where I came from! But now, in the year 2022, when you go outside in summer, you have the overwhelming feeling that ..read more

Will Germany finally see some much-needed change with the newly elected coalition? politicsopiniongermanymedia L-R Volker Wissing (FDP) Annalena Baerbock (Green) Christian Lindner (FDP) Robert Habeck (Green) Is Christian Lindner's influence in the upcoming discussions about who will form the new German government as overinflated as his ego, or does he really have all the power? The election campaign began with three frontrunners, all vying to be Mama Merkel's replacement, but as the final votes are counted, could the FDP really be holding all of the cards? It looks like whichever ..read more

Are YouTube's algorithmms helping to divide us? In this blog post I take a look at YouTube's new reputation as the number one tool for radicalisation. opinionsocial mediadatapolitics As the world's richest men decide to use their increasing wealth to go off and colonize space, the rest of us mere mortals are left on Earth trying to get on with life as normal as the Coronavirus continues its death march across the globe. Covid-19 has highlighted what we already knew; the haves will always have and want more, while the have-nots will try to make ends meet as best they can. Then there is ..read more

February 2021 Is Over. What's Coming Next, I Wonder? Are you feeling relieved to have survived another month? blogopinionpoliticscovid-19 "February is the shortest month, so if you’re having a miserable month, try to schedule it for February."  Lemony Snickett Photo Credit Mia Page So, you survived February! Well done you! And what's that over there, sneaking its mischievous head around the corner with a cheeky smile on its face?  Oh! It's March! And what's that smell? A whiff of optimism? Do I detect the scent of good news? But wait. Think back to last March. Remember how we w ..read more

The American dream was shattered and replaced by a real American horror story when the Capitol Building was stormed. blogpoliticsopinionUS On 6th January 2021, a mob consisting of mostly white men stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC. Although it wasn't necessarily a surprising turn of events given the outgoing President's tantrum-throwing, violence-inciting love of all things white supremacist; it was still pretty shocking to witness. As the police appeared to stand by, observing this historical moment unfold before their very eyes, the remaining sane members of society were le ..read more

January 2021 Is Over. Have The January Blues Set In? blogopinionpoliticsjanuary "Lots of people go mad in January." Karen Joy Fowler Photo Credit LookHUMAN As 2020 came to a close, a collective breath was held. We awaited the dawning of this new year with a minuscule glimmer of hope; but mostly trepidation. We peered around the corner, testing the water. Were the first days of 2021 going to bring us the much needed respite from the horrors of the previous year that we all so desperately craved? Would the continuous newsfeeds filled with death and misery suddenly stop? The short, and only a ..read more

The American dream was shattered and replaced by a real American horror story when the Capitol Building was stormed. blogpoliticsopinionUS On 6th January 2021, a mob consisting of mostly white men stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC. Although it wasn't necessarily a surprising turn of events given the outgoing President's tantrum-throwing, violence-inciting love of all things white supremacist; it was still pretty shocking to witness. As the police appeared to stand by, observing this historical moment unfold before their very eyes, the remaining sane members of society were le ..read more