Health
The Wim Hof Method
My mission over the last few years has been to find simple yet effective ways to improve my health. I’ve recently come across the Wim Hof method, which can be added into your daily routine [more…]
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Arts
Writing – a few tips
I’ve often heard Puffins lament that they would like to contribute articles to our esteemed website but are too daunted. So, I thought I’d share a few tips to encourage more Puffins to pick up [more…]
Arts
Film Review: Falling Down
Introduction I recently re-watched the film Falling Down. I’m sure many Puffins will have watched and enjoyed this film. Upon re-watching it, I asked myself a couple of questions: What were the writers trying to [more…]
Book Review
Book Review – Bronze Age Mindset by Bronze Age Pervert
“I have to make this restatement now at the end of this brief manifesto: Many are domestic animals and happy that way. I speak instead to the men who feel stifled by this bug world.” [more…]
Cooking
New Adventures in Low Carb – Part 3
As most Puffins will know (based on my incessant posting of food photos), I have been on a keto/low-carb journey. The 24th of July marked the first anniversary of my adventure, so I thought I’d [more…]
Arts
Coffee – Five Manual Brewing Techniques
This article is about different coffee brewing techniques that don’t require plug-in machines. Many people swear by expensive espresso makers, pod machines, or electric percolators, but I prefer the simplicity of manual devices. These are [more…]
Authoritarianism
The Elite Theory of Power
“Power is not a means; it is an end.” – O’Brien, George Orwell, 1984. “Only power can control power.” James Burnham, The Machiavellians In this essay, I will attempt to summarise the elite theory of [more…]
Hobbies
Board Game Review: Twilight Struggle
If you think of board games, traditional favourites such as Monopoly, Cluedo or Risk probably come to mind. However, in the late 1990s and 2000s a new generation of board games started being developed that [more…]
Collecting
My Watch Collection
I love wrist watches. My grandfather was a clockmaker, so it’s probably a genetic thing. The family story is that he narrowly avoided execution during WW2 by offering to mend the officers’ watches. (I had [more…]