If you were forced to wear one outfit over and over again, what would it be? This question hurts. The terms used are difficult to get your head round. That you are ‘forced’ suggests coercion, perhaps  backed by possible sanctions for not obeying the rule implied in donning the outfitting of yourself. After aĺ, one … More The contradictions of the freedom that poses as choice. A reflection and a brutal stanza.

How do you waste the most time every day? This gif is, as it is intended to be, funny because it takes a number of negative clichés that get said in moments of stress  and knots them together in a way that, all together, the effect is comic. This gif is, as it is intended … More Wasted time is the time you spend not appreciating having time to live life with varied pace and productivity, including the unproductive moments of rest and recuperation.

How do you practice self-care? The self-care INDUSTRY tries to pretend it is not a money-making business but a tool of love and esteem. There is still money in practicing that self-care is not self-interest or self-indulgence. The questions of ‘self-care’ were thrown into the air philosophically by the attention the philosopher, Michel Foucault, gave … More Is self-care satisfactory if it doesn’t see the ‘self’ as a problem for remedy first of all.

Who is your favorite historical figure? One person’s favourite ‘historical figure’ is most likely to be another person’s partial or total historical misrepresentation of the same figure. Michelangelo (‘in his last decades’) must have been awesome. According to some whose ‘favourite’ he is, we  will not see that in the British Museum’s reconstruction of him … More One person’s favourite ‘historical figure’ is most likely to be another person’s partial or total historical misrepresentation of the same figure. The elder Michelangelo must have been awesome. According to some, whose ‘favourite’ he is, we  will not see that in the British Museum’s reconstruction of him in ‘Michelangelo: The last decades’? We see that exhibition on July 21st at 12.30.

What’s your favorite thing about yourself? My least favoured word in the world is favourite, the Queen of a world of words dominated by a lack of impersonal values. In such a world, people can only be asked what they 👍 like and 👎don’t like, as if the world were entirely contained by moments of … More The pains and pleasures of being questioning.

Describe one of your favorite moments. We are here at our holiday cottage, and yesterday all looked lovely, with blue skies and sunshine, with even Daisy snuffling around. The sim to see events at Borders Book Festival. I had a few things lined up, had missed The Walter Scott Prize announcement. My first event I … More Why stop at one? The Borders Book Festival on Friday 14th June.