Joel DHoarders fear homelessness as toilet paper market crashesToilet paper entrepreneurs who bought in a rising market fear devastating losses as reduced demand in the toilet paper market wipes the…Oct 2, 2020Oct 2, 2020
Joel DAural sexBackground music can make many experiences better. Board games are more enjoyable when accompanied by thematically-appropriate music…Jul 17, 2020Jul 17, 2020
Joel DTell Me Why: a thematic analysis of Backstreet Boys “I Want It That Way”In addition to being a karaoke classic, The Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” is a veritable smorgasbord of allusive genius. The song…May 22, 2020May 22, 2020
Joel DWhat the 1948 US Democratic National Convention tells us about the limits of pragmatismIn 1948, the US Democrats experienced unexpected electoral success after adopting an ambitious civil rights plank despite internal…May 5, 2020May 5, 2020
Joel D‘Atypical’: a nuanced look at all sorts of relationshipsAtypical is one of the richest, most emotive, and most engaging TV series out there. It manages to be laugh-out-loud funny, and it also…May 4, 2020May 4, 2020
Joel D“Consider The Lobster”, David Foster WallaceI chose to read Consider the Lobster in the heights or shall we say depths of a summer holiday. Free time weighed on my hands like honey…Jan 12, 2019Jan 12, 2019
Joel D“The Last Samurai”, Helen DeWitt“Literature” is a construct. Sure, the concept exists and serves a function. But it’s pretty fuzzy. Some books are definitely in, some are…Jan 8, 2019Jan 8, 2019
Joel DStop Adani and the Suffragettes: Reflections on targets and tacticsThe 2018 Queensland state election took place against a proposed new coal mine in Queensland, and a concerted national campaign against it…Jan 16, 2018Jan 16, 2018
Joel DBook review: Hahrie Han’s “Moved to Action”Hahrie Han’s Moved to Action (published in 2009) tackles the question of what motivates political participation by people who face…Jul 10, 2017Jul 10, 2017
Joel DBook review: Jane McAlevey’s ‘No Shortcuts’“Organising”, says Jane McAlevey, “is fundamentally about having hard conversations with people and not running away from hard issues.” Her…Dec 8, 2016Dec 8, 2016