Snapshots of Museum Experience: Forthcoming in Korean
Dr. Elee Kirk’s research on children, photography and natural history museums was a thing of beauty. Elee was a natural …
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Philosophy: the arts of living, now on Soundcloud
For all you philosophers out there, I’ve now made my three month introductory philosophy course freely available on Soundcloud. The …
Creative Nonfiction Course on Flatwyse
I’m really excited to be working alongside my Wind&Bones collaborator Hannah Stevens, and the brilliant team at Flatwyse, to offer …
Philosophy, a Visual Encyclopedia
Over the past few months, I’ve been working as consultant editor for Dorling Kindersley, on their forthcoming Philosophy: A Visual …
Mentoring with Wind&Bones
It’s been a busy few weeks, putting the finishing touches to my next book, Hello, Stranger: How to Welcome the …
New Pod-Class on Philosophy: The Arts of Living
This week, I’ve started a new, and incredibly fun project: a pod-class called “Philosophy: The Arts of Living”, thanks to …
Writers’ and Activists’ Café in Sofia
This week, with Wind&Bones, I embarked upon a new venture here in Sofia: a weekly café for writers and activists, …
To Express or to Explore? The Art of Nonfiction
Some months ago — in that strange, hushed lull after finishing the manuscript of one book, and starting to think …
Hospitality, Islam and How to Resist Hatred: a piece in Heated Magazine
At the age of eighteen, I travelled to Pakistan, where I spent nine months, teaching in a school and then …
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The Exorcism of Nay Pyi Taw on BBC Travel
Myanmar’s new capital city of Nay Pyi Taw is a strange, half-deserted place. A city of wide spaces occupied by …
In the Southeast Asia Globe: Witchcraft, gentrifiction and the trouble with foreigners
I’m very happy to have a piece out in the Southeast Asia Globe on witchcraft, gentrification and problem with foreigners …
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On the Art of Staring into Space
I love train journeys. I love them for the opportunity they give for life to establish a different rhythm. Over …
The Philosophy of Happiness on Highbrow
My new course on the philosophy of happiness has just been published on Highbrow. I really like Highbrow and their …
Reclaiming the Pleasure of Writing Online
Almost fifteen years ago now, I started up my first blog. At the time, I was grappling with questions of …
