Monthly Archives: March 2011

Watching recent events unfold in Japan has engendered mixed emotions, ranging from horror at the merciless onslaught of the tsunamis to despair at the crass insensitivity of the inevitable tidal wave of black humour that engulfed mobile phones just hours later. Both were the … Continue reading →

        Writer’s block: it’s a bugger. You sit and stare at the blank screen – or, if firmly wedded to quaint tradition, the blank sheet of A4 – and you will your brain to do the business: … Continue reading →

I wrote this blog in 2006, after reading the following news story: Otter busts out of zoo, now on the run   　   Jin the otter is still on the loose after leading a daring breakout from Auckland Zoo. … Continue reading →

My previous piece on the paranormal has recalled some ticklish issues that I haven’t scratched in a while. In particular: how to be sceptical of eye-witness evidence without attacking the sanity or integrity of the witness. This is my attempt to square that circle. … Continue reading →