Weapons of Reason’s sixth issue, Towards Superintelligence, explores technological innovation and where artificial intelligence could take us, through accessible illustrations, unbiased articles, with solutions to inspire action. I grew up in the 1990’s with the latest technology at my fingertips as my dad and uncles were computer programmers. While I didn’t inherit their great mathematical…
I’ve written this blog for a long time without really saying much about why I love to read independent magazines. My love of books came first; I remember becoming so engrossed in a book at bedtime, I would forget to fall asleep. I remember itching to explore my friends’ bookshelves at sleepovers when I was…
We popped into Magalleria in Bath on the way to visit friends in Bristol the other weekend. As a child I couldn’t resist a bookshop, now apparently I can't resist a magazine shop! Tucked in Bath's quaint shopping streets, Magalleria, an independent magazine shop, was founded by Daniel McCabe and Susan Greenwood in 2015. Magalleria…
Happy New Year! Even though it's 6 days in to 2019, it doesn't feel right to start this post without saying it! I hope you are having a wonderful start to the year. In January, I like to reflect on what's happened in the last year, and set some goals for the new one. Calling…
An article in Positive News inspired me to write about some of the ways I’ve reduced single-use plastic in my life. A quote from an interview in Positive News with Christiana Figueres stuck with me after reading. Christiana is former UN climate chief, head of Mission 2020, and tireless advocate for curbing carbon emissions. She…
Happy new year! I'm enjoying a brand new year with new resolutions underway. I'm calming down the eating and drinking post-Christmas with my first dry January and a (nearly) veggie month of eating. I'm also following Lauren Laverne's advice to only take on one task at once, 'single-tasking', to stay more relaxed. This year is…
At the beginning of September, my fiancé Dan and I went to Brighton for the weekend, ostensibly to celebrate dating for 4 years, but with our eyes on a whole lot of great places to visit and eat delicious food at, regardless of the special occasion. First stop was the mecca of Magazine Brighton. I picked up the latest issues of…
At the beginning of the month we spent a weekend exploring Amsterdam, something I'd planned as a surprise birthday present for Dan. Neither of us had been to Amsterdam before and the city far surpassed our expectations. We cycled leisurely around the beautiful canals and neighbourhoods on hired Dutch bicycles feeling very like locals, but…
A WEE TRIP TO THE ISLE OF MULL Earlier this month we headed up to Scotland to take in some beautiful scenery and catch up with some friends on the Isle of Mull. The unbelievable views started on the train journey from Glasgow to Oban on the West Highland line, known as one of Britain's…
Update, Summer 2018: I came across this post while I was tidying up a few odds and ends on old posts. After the tragic loss of Scott Hutchison, lead singer of Frightened Rabbit, earlier this year, it only felt right to include a link to donate to the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH). We miss…
