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2020

Lockdown backlash – and why it’s not goodoriginal ↗
1 May 2020
The obscure word of the week is axinomancyoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2020
Anzac day 2020 – a different remembrance under lockdownoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2020
The obscure word of the week is ultracrepidarianoriginal ↗
21 Apr 2020
Has neo-liberalism reached use-by date? Ayn Rand and the failure of philosophyoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2020
The obscure word of the week is tyrotoxismoriginal ↗
14 Apr 2020
Will the pandemic show us the way to the future?original ↗
11 Apr 2020
After Covid-19 – humanity at the crossroadsoriginal ↗
9 Apr 2020
The obscure word of the week is petrichororiginal ↗
7 Apr 2020
Social media and Covid-19 – what it tells us about human natureoriginal ↗
3 Apr 2020
The obscure word of the week is hapax legomenonoriginal ↗
31 Mar 2020
Don’t try the three-point superhero landing, OK?original ↗
27 Mar 2020
The obscure word of the week is whiffleoriginal ↗
24 Mar 2020
Covid-19 and the economic rescue packagesoriginal ↗
20 Mar 2020
The obscure word of the week is mytacismoriginal ↗
17 Mar 2020
Are humans really just violent, psychotic apes?original ↗
13 Mar 2020
The obscure word of the week is persiflageoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2020
Ten years of blogging – and a big thank you to my readersoriginal ↗
6 Mar 2020
A bit of publishing newsoriginal ↗
5 Mar 2020
The obscure word of the week is lucubrationoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2020
Nine things I found in my junk email folderoriginal ↗
28 Feb 2020
The obscure word of the week is nikhedoniaoriginal ↗
25 Feb 2020
The coronavirus outbreak – the economic impactoriginal ↗
21 Feb 2020
The obscure word of the week is steatopygousoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2020
The coronavirus outbreak – the human costoriginal ↗
14 Feb 2020
The obscure word of the week is chappaloriginal ↗
11 Feb 2020
Will we all die if Betelgeuse goes supernova?original ↗
7 Feb 2020
Waitangi Day 2020original ↗
5 Feb 2020
The obscure word of the week is cinereousoriginal ↗
4 Feb 2020
Remembering the Quake of ’31original ↗
2 Feb 2020
Is Betelgeuse about to go bang?original ↗
31 Jan 2020
The obscure word of the week is canorousoriginal ↗
28 Jan 2020
The obscure word of the week is carseoriginal ↗
21 Jan 2020
Hurrah for deco-punk ray guns: when imagination outstrips realityoriginal ↗
19 Jan 2020
The obscure word of the week is refulgentoriginal ↗
14 Jan 2020
The burden of having cognitive issuesoriginal ↗
10 Jan 2020
Is 2020 the future of the future?original ↗
3 Jan 2020

2019

Welcome to 2020!original ↗
31 Dec 2019
A tapestry of Christmas cheer to everybodyoriginal ↗
23 Dec 2019
Wrapping up a tumultuous yearoriginal ↗
20 Dec 2019
The obscure word of the week is caracoleoriginal ↗
17 Dec 2019
If it’s free, you’re the product – againoriginal ↗
13 Dec 2019
The obscure word of the week is captiousoriginal ↗
10 Dec 2019
On these days in historyoriginal ↗
6 Dec 2019
The obscure word of the week is cudweedoriginal ↗
3 Dec 2019
A short history of sheep in New Zealand’s Wild West eraoriginal ↗
1 Dec 2019
An ode to the humble tuioriginal ↗
29 Nov 2019
The obscure word of the week is dammnumoriginal ↗
26 Nov 2019
An exciting direction – let me know what you thinkoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2019
The obscure word of the week is carceraloriginal ↗
19 Nov 2019
Writing advice servicesoriginal ↗
17 Nov 2019
Where do my obscure words of the week come from?original ↗
15 Nov 2019
The obscure word of the week is darneloriginal ↗
12 Nov 2019
Going totally dieselpunk with the Antarctic Snow Cruiseroriginal ↗
8 Nov 2019
Why the way we think about history is importantoriginal ↗
1 Nov 2019
The obscure word of the week is cuckooningoriginal ↗
29 Oct 2019
What do we mean by ‘left’ and ‘right’?original ↗
27 Oct 2019
Cars with silly namesoriginal ↗
25 Oct 2019
The obscure word of the week is causerieoriginal ↗
22 Oct 2019
Literature versus science fictionoriginal ↗
20 Oct 2019
When online ‘help’ doesn’t relate to the problemoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2019
The obscure word of the week is corrigibleoriginal ↗
15 Oct 2019
A day in the life of a writer – Part 1.original ↗
13 Oct 2019
When ideologues are blind to their own hypocrisyoriginal ↗
11 Oct 2019
The obscure word of the week is dandipratoriginal ↗
8 Oct 2019
Book of the week: ‘The Division’ – putting it all together with another oxymoronoriginal ↗
6 Oct 2019
Why burning hydrogen won’t reduce global pollution any time soonoriginal ↗
5 Oct 2019
The obscure word of the week is caubeenoriginal ↗
1 Oct 2019
What legacy will neo-liberal greed and climate change leave for our kids?original ↗
29 Sept 2019
It’s annoying when people comment without reading the substanceoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2019
The obscure word of the week is canstoriginal ↗
24 Sept 2019
Book of the week: ‘Pacific War’ – sneaking an oxymoron into the titleoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2019
Why do people fight each other over nothing?original ↗
20 Sept 2019
The obscure word of the week is dubietyoriginal ↗
17 Sept 2019
Book of the week: ‘Italian Odyssey’ – a drama in three actsoriginal ↗
15 Sept 2019
Why history must be taught in New Zealand schoolsoriginal ↗
13 Sept 2019
The obscure word of the week is clavateoriginal ↗
10 Sept 2019
Book of the week: ‘Desert Duel’ – a PUNishing titleoriginal ↗
8 Sept 2019
What is absolute hotness?original ↗
6 Sept 2019
The obscure word of the week is byreoriginal ↗
3 Sept 2019
Book of the week: ‘Battle for Crete’ – the 20th anniversary reissueoriginal ↗
1 Sept 2019
Jessi Combs and the Land Speed Recordoriginal ↗
30 Aug 2019
The obscure word of the week is lagniappeoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2019
Introducing the book of the weekoriginal ↗
25 Aug 2019
And the musical litigation continuesoriginal ↗
23 Aug 2019
The obscure word of the week is kugelblitzoriginal ↗
20 Aug 2019
The Tarawa coast-watch massacre of 1942original ↗
18 Aug 2019
All about New Zealand’s amazing giant dead parrotoriginal ↗
16 Aug 2019
Katy Perry, Flame and the magic four-chord progressionoriginal ↗
9 Aug 2019
The obscure word of the week is chirospasmoriginal ↗
5 Aug 2019
The Tangerine Peril destroys the Earth!original ↗
2 Aug 2019
The obscure word of the week is saponifyoriginal ↗
29 Jul 2019
Why do people follow weird pseudo-history?original ↗
26 Jul 2019
The obscure word of the week is lampyridineoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2019
Dreams of humanity: fifty years onoriginal ↗
20 Jul 2019
A half century since Apollo 11: a personal memoiroriginal ↗
19 Jul 2019
The truth behind the moon landing conspiracy – the real hoax was Sovietoriginal ↗
17 Jul 2019
The obscure word of the week is scumblingoriginal ↗
16 Jul 2019
Hurrah for Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary!original ↗
14 Jul 2019
How the world wide web reveals true human natureoriginal ↗
12 Jul 2019
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