Robert ShepherdPeople don’t know about the reality of Dyspraxia.I am 31 years old and so this anecdote is embarrassing, but I was woken up this morning by my father excitedly telling me that Doctor Who…Oct 8, 2018Oct 8, 2018
Robert ShepherdA property company told us some vital things about nuclear war(Content warning: this article is depressing, and discusses the annihilation of you and everyone you love.)Aug 11, 2017Aug 11, 2017
Robert ShepherdA.N. Wilson in the wrongness zone: Defending Charles DarwinLike a lot of aspiring comment writers, I spend a lot of time writing about things I have no technical or personal knowledge of in the hope…Aug 6, 2017Aug 6, 2017
Robert ShepherdKnocking and being knocked: On being afraid of doorbellsSo over the past few days a few people on Twitter — mainly journalists, but some others alongside — have been talking about millennial fear…Aug 3, 2017Aug 3, 2017
Robert ShepherdA letter to older people: Voting for the Tories is no longer in your best interestsIf I were trying to persuade an older person that they shouldn’t vote for the Tories this time round, I would probably say something like…Jun 6, 2017Jun 6, 2017
Robert ShepherdThe UK nuclear deterrent isn’t sensible — it’s a terrible international exampleI always get frustrated with discussions about Trident because they seem to take place in a hypothetical world where the only countries…Jun 3, 2017Jun 3, 2017
Robert ShepherdAnnihilation is ecological science fiction. This is why its message matters.Imagine, if you will, that one day our world began to be radically transformed by creatures with totally alien minds. Further, imagine that…Mar 2, 2017Mar 2, 2017
Robert ShepherdThe MOON is an EGG. This is why that matters.I’ve wanted to write about the Doctor Who episode where the MOON is an EGG for some time now, really more or less since it aired. When I…Feb 12, 2017Feb 12, 2017