How UK Minister Will Tackle Modern Reality of Loneliness

Tracey Crouch knows what it’s like to feel frighteningly alone. After giving birth to her first child, Freddie, in 2016, the British lawmaker says that despite having a “network of friends, family and a wonderful partner,” she began feeling cut off from the world. It wasn’t a new sensation; Crouch says she also suffered from… via …

Law & Order SVU: Still the best!

As a culture writer I’m supposed to turn you on to some cool Euro detective drama on Netflix. Sure, I’ve watched them, and I have to say, not only are they mostly humdrum or clever without being smart, they’re not as interesting as what’s happening on Law & Order: SVU every week. Storylines that are… via …

Reviving Magic

Where has the magic gone from childhood?  Must adulthood negation the mind's flights of fancy?  Does being a 'grown up' have to shut the mind's door to wandering through those shadowy nooks and crannies of childhood memories?  Crevices where dragons lurked, waiting for the child in me to summon them out into the sunshine to …

Memories of Dad, one year on.

It's so hard to believe that my dad's been gone a year today.  Time has elapsed since that fateful day, but this fleeting time has not been easy, there's so much left undone and much relating to that day still needs a resolution.  I have scattered around me many photos, many memories, but I'd rather …