In the race to develop bigger, more complex brains to outpace our evolutionary competitors we somehow stumbled into self-awareness. This is widely viewed as a positive move but the capacity for reflection, introspection and imagination isn’t without serious drawbacks. Stress, depression and existential ennui all come out of being saddled with a mind that got…
This is why it’s cruel to have anthropomorphic objects maintain their current function. Door mats, toilet rolls, and underwear also spring to mind as examples of things you should probably stop using if they sprout eyes and a mouth. Or not, depends on what you’re into I guess. Maybe that’s your thing and it’s finally being…
I think this year I’ll make a bit more of an effort of showing you guys our B-Sides this year. This includes salvaging scripts that Kristof lovingly spells right and that I shoot down immediately. I try to tell him to keep them but he’s not very sentimental when it comes to the things he…
This one’s a true story which is pretty much verbatim. Let’s just say that if you hit on Zara you’re not going to get an eloquent refusal. Also she loves books more than she loves people I think. Also she’s married, so you’ll thank her later for not letting you waste your time. Also she…