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The Superhero Masked Ball

Deep beneath Wade Mansions, multi-billionaire William Wade, also known as The Nightwrangler, is preparing to host his very secret Christmas ball. Even by his standards, it boasts an extraordinary and exclusive guestlist… [Arthur, Wade’s wheelchair-bound and octogenarian manservant, is pouring [...]

Obama: Myth, Mutt and Man

Imagine you went on a holiday – a long holiday. Maybe you went to Venus, or some Antarctic research station because you have not been keeping up with the news. You just got back after leaving exactly twenty-two months ago. [...]

The Market Personified

A friend of mine asked me a question: “if the free market is a person, what would the person be like?” Here is my answer. The market is the embodiment of everybody, in aggregate. The market is everyman, the most [...]

Preston Dirges Takes Valerie Into Space

Preston Dirges Takes Valerie Into Space

Int. Deserted Office Floor – Day Preston opens a door and leads Valerie on to the first floor of the building. It is seemingly deserted. There is no office furniture, only indents in the carpet where the furniture used to [...]

A Conversation about Language with col-Eric

A Conversation about Language with col-Eric

At last, I received some good news from the University of Berkhamsted. After rejecting my last twelve research proposals in a row, they finally turned the tables and sent me a list of research projects for which they already had [...]