Dramaticism in life is unavoidable. Mostly because we’re bound to the earth by a meaty mass of chemicals imperceptible to most of our conscious minds, creating a catastrophizing logic that has somehow resulted in the avocado becoming an ironic symbol of generational debt. But also...
Don't wear fear or nobody will know you're there. Don't wear Crocs or everybody will pretend you're not there. 10) An Evening with Jodi Picoult 23rd September What: Experience 'An Evening with Jodi Picoult' to celebrate the launch of The Book of Two Ways. In conversation with Brit Bennett, author...
Spring is here. Life is skittles and life is beer. And if you play it right, you'll die of diabetes or liver failure before you have to face 2021. 10) The Gag: Queerantine Party 27th September What: Looking for something fun to do? Can't get out and party because of...
Society is becoming increasingly desensitised to projections of the grotesque and violent. Shock is the necessary current that keeps our corpses momentarily animated at regular intervals. We know we can't start our day without a good strong coffee and a live-streamed suicide. Seems these days that...
Recognising something as ironic has not been necessary since the tenth exegesis of the sociopolitical and artistic construct of Beavis and Butthead was published. Irony is something that has since existed as a perpetual psychological undercurrent in the human brain, reminding us to not be too...
Flatten that cowlick! Mama's coming home. 10) Jane Fonda: What Can I Do? 15th September What: Join Jane Fonda for a live discussion of her most recent book. In What Can I Do?, Fonda weaves her deeply personal journey as an activist alongside conversations with and speeches by leading climate...
Tune in. Tune out. Tune in. Tune out. That's what repetitive dissociation is all about. 10) Calibro 35: Place To Be 17th September What: Calibro 35 (caliber 35) is a cinematic funk Italian band formed in 2007 in Milan. The band has released four albums and several movie soundtracks. Different...
Accepting one’s virtues is a difficult thing. Being that we’re able to question and contemplate our own existence yet still have to suffer the indignity of producing human s**t (hopefully at least three times a week), recognising our own flaws and failures is an easy thing...
Progress is a wicked concept. We’re constantly being told to strive for it, and the really insidious thing about it is that it’s presented to us as the least effortful option. It tends to be pitched after a conversation about comparative failure. You didn’t get the promotion....
Commitment is fun. The notion of committing to a thing or a person is undoubtedly exciting in one sense as it allows for the illusion that you have any kind of control over a senseless and chaotic universe. There may be no god taking score and...