Art Cure: The Science Of How The Arts Transform Our Health by Daisy Fancourt (book review)
I came across an article by author Daisy Fancourt in ‘New Scientist’ regarding how the arts can improve your mental
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The Internet Con: How To Seize The Means Of Computation by Cory Doctorow (book review)
I have a lot of time for Cory Doctrow, even more so with his non-fiction books. This one, The Internet
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Retro Fan #40 September 2025 (magazine review).
Another 1960s or so mix with the 40th edition of ‘Retro Fan’. This time, writer Mark Voger looks at the
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Enshitification by Cory Doctorow (book review).
I have to confess that until this book by Cory Doctorow, I’d never come across its title word, ‘enshitification’, despite
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Retro Fan #39 July 2025 (magazine review).
This edition of ‘Retro Fan’ has its usual mixture and from different perspectives. Writer Mark Voger has a look at
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The Art Of Reading Minds (2nd Edition) by Henrik Fexeus (book review).
In his introduction, Swedish author and stage mentalist Henrik Fexeus was surprised his first edition of ‘The Art Of Reading
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Do We Want To Lose Creativity To AI? (Editorial – December 2025)
Hello everyone. I’ve said in the past and still believe that the Internet is a global village only with a
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Editorial – November 2025: The Future Is Not Set.
Hello everyone, Let’s hope the word police aren’t watching my editorials after my story, ‘Blind Evidence’, last month. The world
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The Art Of Influencing Crowds: People Power by Douglas Coop (book review).
As a clinical empath and agoraphobic, I tend to be wary of crowds, as my abilities tend to be overwhelmed
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Watto’s Wisdom: Zine & Con by Ian Watson (book review).
Once upon a time, SF conventions were smaller, and there were fewer of them. It was possible to know or
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