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Stress and Anxiety - Modern Problems or part of the Human Condition?
It is almost certainly true to say that for the majority of the population in the developed world, living conditions...
Lynda Goetz
6 min read
A Bird in the Bush is Worth Two in the Hand
“θάλαττα, θάλαττα!!“(Thalassa, Thalassa!), cried my driver as we crested the Shimba Hills in south-east Kenya. Except he didn’t, because ...
Dr. Mark Nicholson
6 min read
Meeting Rudolf Nureyev, Part 2
Once Rudi’s freedom was officially established, the Cuevas company invited him to dance with us in Sleeping Beauty, our new production...
Kalliopi Venieri
3 min read
Down with Capitalism! Up with Free Enterprise!
A straw poll conducted among a highly representative young audience suggests that Capitalism is finished.
Stoker
5 min read
A Year of Only Connecting
“Why don’t you stop doing it?” my wife asked last week. She was referring to my publishing of this magazine, Only Connect.
Richard Pooley
8 min read
Nairobi to Rio … by the scenic route
At the beginning of the year, I paid my rates on our three plots of land in Kenya. To my annoyance, they have doubled
Dr. Mark Nicholson
7 min read
How to Become an Empire
China’s journey from poor and powerless to rich and regal has been swift and dramatic. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Eric Boa
5 min read
Reaping the Harvest
It’s a bit early yet to be sounding off about long-term behavioural changes brought about by Covid - not that that will stop anybody
Stoker
6 min read
Meeting Rudolf Nureyev (part 1) - His Leap to Freedom
He was perhaps the greatest male dancer of the 20th century, certainly the most famous. His leap to freedom, an event at the heart of world
Kalliopi Venieri
5 min read
Why won’t politicians say “Yes” or “No”?
Something minor but bizarre involving a senior British politician happened last Sunday morning. No, for once, the wretched charlatan, Boris
Richard Pooley
5 min read
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