Essays & Opinion

Meaning to be Forgotten

There is nothing so common as language. Whilst there is sadness at stories of the death of some old languages, the truth is...

The Future of Business is Modular

Nobody can manage what they cannot understand. It is a common principle, enshrined in many business aphorisms. "Stick to the knitting". "You...

Five Movie Plot Absurdities

Some movies are just so good that when the plot twists and turns, you may fail to notice that it also disappears up its...

How We Lost the War

'The War on Terror'. It is not a phrase you hear much any more. The reason for its decline in usage is...

Hell Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry

Blair: I have no regrets. Thatcher: I have no regrets. Churchill: I have many regrets. A man without regret is a man who has done...

Screen Presidents

When actors land a big part, they do not get much bigger than Commander-in-Chief. Sometimes the role is played crooked, sometimes played true....

All for Nought

In her last Christmas message of the decade, the Queen Elizabeth II began by saying: Each year that passes seems to have its own character....

Rules Britannia

If you ever watch children playing football, the preparation for the game begins with locating a ball and picking the two teams. The...

Searching for Halfthoughts

Miserypuss Rupert Murdoch may have decided that deindexing his news content from Google may be good for business, but it would be terrible for...

The New Paradigm of Print: Many and Few, Novel and New

Gutenberg and his Bible... The Little Red Book from Mao Zedong... The Guinness Book of Records setting the bestseller record for a copyrighted series...

Prejudice With No Name

After a leisurely lunch at the Four Seasons Hotel, looking out across the pool and beach, I found myself in the peculiar position of...

Improbable Bond

In a swish apartment overlooking London's Docklands, two scriptwriters, Whale and Purview, sit down to discuss ideas for a new James Bond script. Whale: Okay,...
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