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28 Jun 2018

A Clockwork Banana: On the Ultraviolence of Chimpanzees

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Despite what idealistic chimp-lovers like to believe, ape society is not some kind of simian utopia or one long tea-party. Indeed, re...
26 Jun 2018

On Compassion Fatigue

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Compassion Fatigue (2014) by Ashley Reaks As a full-time carer for an elderly parent, 92, with Alzheimer's, I'm intrigued ...
25 Jun 2018

That Chimp's Alright: In Memory of Koko

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Koko (4 July 1971 - 19 Jun 2018) Photo: The Gorilla Foundation / koko.org I. Although Puddy misidentified her species, he was ...
23 Jun 2018

Notes on Sleep Paralysis

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The Nightmare  (1781) by John Henry Fuseli I don't know if people who believe in supernatural phenomena are more likely to ...
22 Jun 2018

Nietzsche: All the Names in History

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Friedrich Nietzsche (2014) by Don Mirakl deviantart.com I. Whether we describe Nietzsche's anti-Christian and transhumanist...
20 Jun 2018

The Three Questions

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A teacher in France kindly wrote to say how much she enjoys reading Torpedo the Ark. She also shared an insight into the kind of...
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18 Jun 2018

He Stands, and I Tremble Before Him (Reflections on D. H. Lawrence's Phallic Poetry)

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As elsewhere in his work, Lawrence offers a phallic eroticism in his poetry which, on the one hand, affirms and naturalises hetero...
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17 Jun 2018

Because the Night

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A red fox patrolling his London territory at night Photo by Jamie Hall It's believed that in order to avoid being devoured b...
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16 Jun 2018

On the Pale Criminal

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I. All sides seem to agree that violent crime is on the increase in London and other metropolitan areas. But there's not the ...
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15 Jun 2018

In Praise of Moths

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A very pretty mint moth (native to the UK) Photo by Mark Parsons / Butterfly Conservation Everyone loves butterflies: but not m...