Hideous Kinky – Esther Freud
Posted on | September 10, 2009 | Comments Off
“Let’s get this out of the way- Hideous kinky has no plot to speak of.”
DUCK
Posted on | September 10, 2009 | Comments Off
A quick piece on a website I put together for a charitable organisation at Durham University.
Brideshead Revisited
Posted on | July 7, 2009 | Comments Off
Never have I read a book which I knew was good, but also knew I just didn’t want to read anymore.
Quick update: Running in Heels
Posted on | February 27, 2009 | Comments Off
Just a quick update to explain what’s been taking up quite so much of my time- an exciting webzine called Running In Heels.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn – Ivan Denisovich
Posted on | January 22, 2009 | Comments Off
We train the graduate to be able to sell products in their millions- to research, prototype, develop, manafacure, market, deliver and sell, (thinking of a job doing this kind of thing?). When did we ever train them to ask “is this sustainable? is this ethical? in 10 years time, what will be the wreckage from the packaging of this foodstuff? what will be the social fallout of this computer game which conditions children to kill?” – and once they’ve asked the question, have we equipped them to deliver an answer?
and tagged with Alexander Solzhenitsyn •ethics •Ivan Denisovich •literature •morality •russian •society
Aldous Huxley – Brave New World
Posted on | January 8, 2009 | Comments Off
I read the original 1932 original – and was almost convinced…
Ben Elton – The First Casualty
Posted on | January 7, 2009 | Comments Off
An engrossing detective story in a different setting. And, if you care for it, grounds for discussion of so much more.
Hi, I'm Alexander Howell, and this is a collection of my thoughts on current affairs, literature, the web, and other miscellany.
I graduated in June from Durham University with a degree in Natural Sciences (Chemistry and Computer Science) and am now living and working in London.
I am also a keen photographer, and my most recent pictures are on my Flickr page.
