Depression can be good for you
The author of a controversial new book has argued that depression is highly beneficial to the human species and can ultimately lead to great achievements. In a new appraisal of the disorder, an eminent consultant psychiatrist argues that, far from being a modern malaise, depression has been with us for thousands of years and survived [...]
The Power of Negative Thinking
For too long the cult of positive thinking has reigned. And look where it got us ? Optimism has cost the world a financial meltdown. The banking “masters of the universe”, devoid of pessimism, were super confident in their predictions, channelling a belief that everything would be OK, and using it to motivate others. We were [...]
Jimmy McGovern by Caitlin Moran
The Street – BBC1 Jimmy McGovern’s righteous reputation — he is one of the Twelve Apostles of modern British screenwriting — became apparent within minutes of the new series kicking off. The plot was simple: principled pub landlord Bob Hoskins bars a weedy teenage kid, Callum, from his pub, after he smokes in the toilets. [...]
Choice by David Foster Wallace
I am 33 now and it feels like much time has passed and is passing faster and faster each day. Day to day I have to make all sorts of choices about what is good and important and fun, and then i have to live with the forfeiture of all the other options those choices [...]
David Foster Wallace
I have seen sucrose beaches and water a very bright blue. I have seen an all-red leisure suit with flared lapels. I have smelled what suntan lotion smells like spread over 21000 pounds of hot flesh. I have been addressed as “Mon” in three different nations. I have watched 500 upscale Americans dance the Electric [...]
Tired of Modern Life
Welcome to the Age of Exhaustion. Relentless consumption, spiralling debt, information overload. Is modern life making you ill? William Leith discovers the hidden problems with living in a 24-hour world On a Sunday morning in early June, Kate, a 36-year-old counsellor, was sitting on a sofa, drinking a cup of tea, and saying she didn’t [...]
The appeal of golf
Lyn Truss on The Open 2009 The exceptional attraction of golf, I always say, is that it’s a competitive game that turns on the unforced errors of the individual players. In other sports, you see, a player has to contend with other players tackling them and taking the ball off their feet, bowling tricky balls [...]
Saving Private Remi
Hilarious comedy video. French man recreates the D Day Landings on his own in front of bemused sunbathers. Tweet This Post
British Troops Die Due to Budget Squeeze
British troops in Afghanistan are dying because of a squeeze on defence spending British troops are dying in Afghanistan because of a lack of money. Whatever ministers might say about their commitment to make sure the army has the best possible equipment, that’s the reality. War on the cheap Tweet This Post
