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When nothing matters

1 Jul 2026

When nothing matters

An existential post-holiday hangover

Four empires, one square

15 Aug 2025

Four empires, one square

2,500 years of Athenian empire and colonisation compete with cheap tourist trash. Travel was the winner on the day.

You are who you aren't anymore

13 Aug 2025

You are who you aren't anymore

Straddling the ravioli ravine with a Nashville musician to wonder about the cost of becoming yourself.

Mycenae

8 Aug 2025

Mycenae

If you're going to make your brother eat his kids' flesh, expect a run of family murders and eventual ruin, no matter how strong your city walls are.

Philosophy 101

3 Aug 2025

Philosophy 101

Three wise men, three empty historic sites, one upturned rubbish bin

Serifos

30 Jul 2025

Serifos

Cutting off the heads of rape victims ain't pretty but this sunrise sure as hell was

Delphi

29 Jul 2025

Delphi

Getting high as balls to tell the future (spoiler alert: the future is on fire)

Grief, family and temporary communities

2 Jun 2023

Grief, family and temporary communities

Do we all need our own Fight Club, to navigate the insanity of life, death and dysfunction?

Knitting

26 May 2023

Knitting

Six terrific books to add to your pile, a reflection on why you're probably a disproportionate asshole in your relationships and a hopeful note on AI in a late-capitalist wasteland.

Travel, skin, and being a kid

21 Apr 2023

Travel, skin, and being a kid

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