It’s great, just don’t ask me what it means
I must have been barely a teenager or younger when I first saw The Birthday Party, but not being able to make head nor tail of it didn’t seem to be a problem…
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Stop conflating education with employability
Education is now routinely advocated and defended on the basis of its ability to prepare people for the world of work. Art teaches creativity, philosophy critical thinking, history empathy, sport dedication, and all these things are good because they are transferable skills that can be monetised.
ReadWe are Dubai
I’ve just come back from a working weekend in Dubai. I arrived finding it weird and alien. I left realising that I’ve been living in Dubai most of my life and if you’re reading this, you probably have too.
ReadNatural & Organic Products Europe
THE SOCIAL VALUE OF COSMETICS – LONDON, 22 APRIL. Talking at the trade-only show Natural & Organic Products Europe at Excel London.
ReadFunzing in Bristol
THE PHILOSOPHY OF FREE WILL – 18 APRIL, BRISTOL. Are you free? Or are you just following the hidden commands of unconscious processes, genetic dispositions, social conditioning and manipulation? Philosopher JB argues that those who deny we have free will are starting with a misguided and unrealistic idea of what it is. Only by understanding what it really means to be free we can make the most of our freedom. A Funzing event at The Square Club, Bristol at 19:00.
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