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 Portrait of the Scottish poet, philosopher, and founder  of Emo, Thomas Brown (1778 - 1820)  [1]     I.    The other day, on a sunny aftern...

A young Nietzsche looking joyful in 1869 Image via The Mindless Philosopher     "The lowest animal can imagine the pain of others.  But...

Andrew Weir: Excluded Middle (2019) Acrylic paint on paper, 36 x 48 cm saatchiart.com   Logicians to the left of me, Derrideans to the rig...

Ai Weiwei: Know Thyself (2022)  Lego bricks 192.5 x 192.5 cm [a]     I.    Whenever I come across the ancient Greek injunction know thyself...

Liebe deine Feinde,  denn sie bringen das Beste in dir zum Vorschein ...     I.    As we all know, Jesus famously taught we should love our ...

Stephen Alexander  A Non-Selfie Selfie (2025)    And how do you see yourself when looking in the bathroom mirror  through someone else...

  Stephen Alexander / Simon Solomon Dear Simon, Thank you for your remarks on a recent post entitled ' Yabba Dabba Doo! ' (28 Feb 20...

Betty, Wilma, Barney, and Fred enjoying a good laugh The Flintstones (Hanna-Barbera Productions, 1960-66)       A question I am often asked...

Vivienne Westood photographed by Michael Roberts  for Vogue (August 1987) [1]     The other day, walking in a westerly direction along Picc...

Me in my role as a punk children's entertainer  (c.1985 )   Now watch closely little girl as I prick your red balloon  with a safety pin...

Agents of Chaos: Messrs. Rotten and Lawrence     I.    If, like me, you are keen to promote the idea of D. H. Lawrence as a Sex Pistol, then...

Model wearing an Emilio Parka and Ezio Trousers by Loro Piana loropiana.com [1]   It takes a lot of courage to sail gaily, in super-soft sh...