“Walk everyday if you want to stay on this planet” was the simple yet non-nonsense advice imparted to Peter Carpenter by his physiotherapist, coming on the heels of a major heart surgery. The freelance writer, tutor and publisher not only paid complete heed to the instruction but transformed his peripatetic episodes into a memorable garland … Continue reading Bowieland – walking in the footsteps of david bowie

Oliver Burkeman sets his readers off on a four-week quest at the end of which lies the beauty of “imperfection.” While the enchanting realisation that each one of us is unique, warts and all, has been the bedrock of many a philosophy, this recognition has been relegated to the status of an inconsequential footnote in … Continue reading Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts – Oliver Burkeman

Exploring the liminal space between fact and fiction in a frighteningly ingenious manner, Benjamin Labatut leaves his readers enveloped in a sense of extreme enervation. A fatigue brought on by a hitherto employed combination of exhilaration and perplexity. When We Cease to Understand the World begins with an arresting narration of facts and concludes with … Continue reading When We Cease to Understand the World – Benjamin Labatut