A Post COVID-19 Autopsy 'Fill them with news that they can’t breathe.They will feel like they are drowning in information, but they will think they are intelligent.' - Ray Bradbury IN EARLY 2020, the word pandemic became an everyday term — repeated in headlines, political speeches, and on endless, real-time news feeds. The world was …
'The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.' Philip K Dick A Novel Idea While reading the novel 'Shake Loose the Border' by Robert Low, I came across a passage that set …
TWENTY YEARS AGO, on July 7th, 2005, a series of coordinated bombings struck London’s transport system during the morning rush hour, killing 52 people and injuring more than 700. Within hours, the public was told the attacks were carried out by four British-born Muslim men acting independently, radicalised by extremism and driven to murder. But …
WE live in an age of unprecedented connectivity—and yet, perversely, it is one of detachment and isolation. Every day, we’re bombarded with headlines, pop-ups and perpetual newsfeeds - all of them screaming fear, division, and outrage. Mainstream media outlets, once considered to be trusted pillars of information, have become echo chambers of dread, broadcasting tightly …
In the history of modern high-rise constructions only three have been brought down by fire. When these three buildings collapsed, not only did they drop at free fall speeds into their own foundational footprints, but all three came down on the same day - September 11, 2001. First, a word or two on the title …
When I was growing up I knew to be quiet when in the lounge while the news was on TV. At six in the evening and later for the news at ten I kept my mouth zippered so Dad could hear of the day’s events. My parents also received the Daily Mirror newspaper, satisfying my …
RAVEN MOON 