Practising Stoic Philosophy
Practising Stoic Philosophy at the Gunning Library. 7th October 2017. Photo by Leslie Bush. After reading on Trove abou…
Vintage ephemera, or: Even the 1880s had B-grade horror
The Nightmare by John Henry Fuseli, 1781 The Haunted Hotel by Wilkie Collins My rating: 2 of 5 stars Wilkie Collins ha…
On Our Taste in Music and Sociological Explanations with Michael Walsh
Dr Michael Walsh, Sociologist at the University of Canberra Dr Michael Walsh is a sociologist at the University of Can…
On Narcissism or: How I learned to stop narking and love other narcissists
Echo and Narcissus by John William Waterhouse, 1903. Public Domain via Wikimedia . Rethinking Narcissism: The Secret to…
Trivial nonsense, or: Work will dominate your mind if you let it...
Frankie at Pawtails Rural Retreat (and Frida in the background) When she chewed my Nokia recharge cable, I bought a sma…
On Bipartisanship, Reform Fall Guys, the Asian Century, and Infrastructure with Michelle Grattan
Protest against industrial relations reforms in Sydney , 15 November 2005. Photo by Jasabella via Wikimedia CC BY-SA …
On Philosophy, Art, and Living the Creative Life with Margarita Georgiadis
The Muses Urania and Calliope by Simon Vouet (c. 1634). Image via Wikimedia . I've been delving into ideas about cr…
On Technology and the Changing Nature of Warfare with Peter Leahy
Professor Peter Leahy, Director, National Security Institute, University of Canberra. Photo by Michael de Percy. As tec…