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The vegans are coming to get you

Opinion

The vegans are coming to get you

Veganuary has become the latest craze of middle class Londoners. Veganism is growing in popularity and a culture war is emerging over the nation’s eating habits. But what’s driving the growth of this movement? 

Dementia in the Trans-Physical Age

Life

Dementia in the Trans-Physical Age

Watching my dad fade away as the ravages of dementia take their toll has prompted the question: Where does the real you reside? As millions of us will suffer from dementia in the years to come, what does this mean in an age in which we preference the mind over the body?

2019: the year no-one is anticipating

Life

2019: the year no-one is anticipating

2019: the Prince Charles-esque warm up act no-one has been waiting for. Not many people seem to think it will be a happy, new year. Wouldn't we be better off skipping to 2020?

Have a very messy Christmas

Faith

Have a very messy Christmas

No this isn't an article about drinking. Join me as I navigate the bleak sobriety of being a 30-something Scrooge in the world of incandescently happy Christmasaholics.

Would you make it into The Good Place?

Faith

Would you make it into The Good Place?

In September 2016, after an unfortunate incident with a margarita mix and a line of runaway shopping trolleys, Eleanor Shellstrop found herself in The Good Place. You're probably a better person than she was, but would you make it in? Are you sure?

If Christianity is true, why is it dying out?

Faith

If Christianity is true, why is it dying out?

Many believe that religion will inevitably decline with social and intellectual progress. How can Christians honestly believe their faith is true when we see their numbers diminishing?

What is faith for?

Faith

What is faith for?

Is faith just 'the opium of the masses' or a crutch for the weak? Is it just a self-help method to make you feel a bit better about your miserable life? It won't surprise you to find that I think there's more to it than that.

Maybe it’s not society that’s sick after all

Life

Maybe it’s not society that’s sick after all

I'm sick of hearing about our screwed up world and the horrible things people do in it. But more than that, I'm sick of my inability to admit how much of the problem I am myself. We label society as 'sick', but what is society and its behaviour if not a collection of us individuals and the choices we make?

Wasting your life is easier than you think

Life

Wasting your life is easier than you think

When Matt Damon won an Oscar at 27 years of age he experienced a moment of insight that changed his life, saving him from wasting years pursuing something relatively meaningless. We all need to get perspective like this. The question is, how?