It’s a dismal affair when the faces of people we don’t wish to remember – such as modern-day celebrities – […]

“Why do it in prison? Well, why do it anywhere? I do it in prison because I was asked, and […]

We sometimes joke about the world conspiring against us. For instance, I might suggest that it will rain today because […]

Have you ever wondered why conversations with some people leave you feeling depleted while with others you feel liberated and […]

I have long been intrigued by the claim, attributed to Socrates, that the ‘unexamined life is not worth living’. For […]

Following in the footsteps of Marc Sautet’s café philosophique – which was set up in 1992 and is widely credited […]

I really shouldn’t let myself watch Q&A. Don’t get me wrong, the ABC’s flagship weekly panel show is usually compelling […]