Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
I recently read ‘The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh‘ as edited by Michael Davie. What is shared below is a small selection of entries, often partial, which do not present the … Continue reading Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
Tag: pathological lens
Risk to make nonsense
A short artistic film that questions how healthy it is for us to pathologise so much of life: Risk to make nonsense: To play this short film please click here … Continue reading Risk to make nonsense
Risk to make nonsense
A short artistic film that questions how healthy it is for us to pathologise so much of life: Risk to make nonsense: To play this short film please click here … Continue reading Risk to make nonsense
B – L – I – N – D .
I worry [a lot] that all this pathological labelling of life [as we live it] is causing more harm than good. Image credit: A broken tombstone in Edinburgh where the … Continue reading B – L – I – N – D .
ASTROV: scholarship might have to reassess all sorts of certainties
This film is an ‘attack’ on biomedical determinism. To play this film please click here. This film voices others, including: Roy Porter Sylvia Plath Matt Haig Ian Hamilton Finlay Anthony … Continue reading ASTROV: scholarship might have to reassess all sorts of certainties
Business is booming [Porter’s Bell]
The Porter’s Bell [a film by Peter]: Peter’s sculpture will be a ringing attack on a culture where “disorder” has reached into every aspect of everyday human life. Roy Porter … Continue reading Business is booming [Porter’s Bell]
[more-than-a-little] BAZIRE
I worked as an NHS Psychiatrist for quarter of a century. I retired several years ago. When in training, my colleagues universally recommended this handbook by Professor Stephen Bazire [+ … Continue reading [more-than-a-little] BAZIRE
‘A story with disease at its heart’
This quote is from this novel by Hanya Yanagihara [with one word changed]: