There are a lot of truths about the world (too many to list here). Let’s look at two. First, the vast majority of people who become famous don’t start famous. Unless you’re born into a royal family, or to a celebrity mother they start life like the rest of us buying Creme Eggs by the [...]

In a number of villages across England and Wales there’s something missing. It’s something you’ll find in almost every settlement in the land, and it’s a reminder of some of life’s most powerful forces. That thing? A war memorial… The number missing, to be exact, is 52 according to current research. 52 villages across England [...]

I discovered 5×15 last year when they put on an event at the Union Chapel which, being 5 minutes from my flat, is a regular haunt whenever anything interesting is on. That event was the first of several I’ve attended, each fantastic, and I’d urge you to look into their future events. Last Wednesday however, [...]

Reasons for optimism chimes perfectly with the aogw philosophy being simply, a collection of links that prove that no matter where we go or where we look there are reasons to be happy about the world we live in. Check it out. (Via Swiss Miss)

Bumper stickers have long been a simple, low barrier way to bring some joy to the world. As a Philosophy graduate, this makes me smile muchly. (Via the awesome XKCD …)

This. Genius. (Via @jameswickham)

This weekend, I went to the TEDxObserver event at Sadler’s Wells, one of the many independent offshoots of TED.com that are organised by individuals, associations, collectives and bodies all across the world. If you don’t know about TED or TEDx, stop reading. Click on the link above, and enjoy. It’s a window into some of [...]

Can come from combining two other lovely things… (Via Whatleydude)

Throughout the world, right now, people want to bring power back into their hands. And that’s nothing new. Throughout history taking decisions away from ‘the man’ has been a priority of those who believe in all things free, transparent and liberated. Sometimes however, it may seem that these struggles are confined to the weighty and [...]

I always look forward to the end of films. Not because I don’t like films, but because I do. Because I love everything about them. And whether the film is good or bad, something that can always be relied upon to amuse and amaze are the names in the credits. Especially if they’re predominantly Americans. [...]