Have you ever looked at a photograph of yourself and recoiled because you don’t like the way you look? I guess that everyone has. They say that the camera never lies and yet most of us regularly dislike photographs of ourselves even if we are quite happy with our appearance when we look in the mirror. It is certainly a strange phenomenon but what is behind it? Continue reading Why Do We Dislike Photographs of Ourselves?
Monthly Archives: January 2015
It’s Just Not Rock ‘N’ Roll
I have always hated Doctor Who, mainly because I am terrified of Daleks, but now I find myself wishing that I had a Tardis. Perhaps that programme was on to something after all because I have an urgent need for time travel. Not because I want to avert past alien invasions or because I can’t live without discovering who Jack the Ripper really was. No, I need time travel because I am sick of the current fashion landscape. Continue reading It’s Just Not Rock ‘N’ Roll
In Support of Katie Hopkins
Katie Hopkins has been a controversial figure since first coming to the public’s attention in the television series the Apprentice. Famed for forthright views which are often less than charitable, she divides opinion and has come to be a figure that many love to hate. Straight talking she may be and I often feel that she could adopt a slightly softer approach in trying to get her point across. However, I find that I generally agree with her. I believe she is disliked not because she is a nasty person but because she is prepared to call a spade a spade when others are busy trying to remain politically correct. Continue reading In Support of Katie Hopkins
Will We Run Out of Gold?
As the World’s population has grown so has the pressure on the Earth’s natural resources. Even renewable resources are under pressure and we should all now be acutely aware that finite resources like oil will eventually be exhausted. Are we also in danger of running out of gold? Whilst gold is not found in abundance on our planet, our reserves have not been under threat until now. So what has changed? Continue reading Will We Run Out of Gold?