Names & Idealogies
Can using someone’s preferred name be idealogical unpalatable? And is this something the Free Speech Union should be protesting about? An interesting New Zealand case is in the news again.
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Revenge & the Rule of Law
The (likely) assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhin this week is more worrying than satisfying, however despicable the leader of a mercenary force invading Ukraine might be.
Epitome of a Holiday
What makes a holiday? Different things for different people, without a doubt – here’s what makes a holiday for me.
Monuments and Meanings
Monuments and museums memorialise people and philosophies, including the Stalin Museum in Gori. When we change our attitude to past events, should we change our monuments?
Safety Systems
Safety systems have a place – how can we be safe enough but not have a safety surfeit?
Trials & Tribulations When Bikepacking in Georgia
Sometimes you just have to go. But what do you do when there isn’t an appropriate place to go?
Tourism & Colonialism
What do tourism and colonialism have in common? Plenty, I reckon. Time for New Zealand to have a think about this as we consider one is essential to our economy and the other is abhorrent.
Limit Screws
Bike derailleurs come with limit screws to stop chain ‘going off the rails’. Unfortunately, humans and societies don’t come with similar, easily adjustable limiting mechanisms.
What We Need
Georgia is littered with plastic bags while NZ has implemented first-in-the-world legislation banning single use plastics. How can we do even better?
Best Birthdays 2
Mountains and peanut butter crackers make for an excellent birthday – how happiness can stem from minimum options.