Expanding on comments I’ve made about the ‘Media Bubble’,.
The Decline of the Media Bubble
Blogs
When Symbolism Flirts: the odd relationship between Christian and Pagan symbols
Symbols are everything. If you doubt that then think of the strength of feeling which is evooked by the American Flag — both positive and negative. Land of hope and freedom, or symbol of the armed forces occupying your land? How about the Swastika? Once a symbol of good fortune and the perpetual rise and fall of […]
The Eagle’s Vision
Sometimes something catches your imagination, it tugs on a thread and you have to give in to the temptation and allow some exploration. This happened last night when I reread Tennyson’s ‘The Eagle’. If you’re not following me on Twitter, then please do @SamuelSThorp In August of 2020 Samuel released his first volume of Poetry […]
Reflecting on Hobbits and Brexit
I have much to write on the Lord of the Rings and the ways in which it has shaped my own personal mythology and character. Aragorn, in particular, has been archetypal in my development from a boy to a man. Middle-Earth, its races, lands and histories are not just words on a page or scenes […]
Day 32: 2018 is ours
The last 31 days have been all about reclaiming our masculinity. Over two hundred men scattered around the world have been joined with a common purpose. To prove to themselves, in arguably the busiest and most excuse filled month of the year, that they can be disciplined. We have reflected, we have run, we have […]
#DecemberOfDiscipline: Training to be a Priest
Context This post is written primarily for the group of 200+ men participating in #DecemberOfDiscipline. Initiated by Hunter Drew of TheFamilyAlpha blog and author of #31DtM (31 Days to Masculinity), #DecemberOfDiscipline is a month long series of challenges aimed at helping men to reclaim their sense of purpose and to express themselves authentically as men. […]
Free Idea: News Aggregation Site searchable by date
If it were my wheelhouse I would have a site which aggregated news stories and trends searchable by date. It would work like this. Landing page: Search box. Type a date, any date. You get a list of the top six stories of that day with a simple write up. Below that you’d have the […]
Moments from a Friary
In the south west of England, in the head of a valley in Dorset where there once was a farm, there is a Friary — Hilfield Friary. Four days ago after a 7 hour plus journey, I arrived here into a world where life passes at that pace which is both fast and leisurely. Four times a […]
#NobodySpeaks — apart from when they do
Netflix has dropped a new documentary called Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press. The bulk of the argument is built up by looking at first the story of Hulk Hogan vs Gawker and then that of the The Las Vegas Review-Journal take over. I’m not going to break it down step by step. Far […]
Focus is a choice
Source It’s all very well and good parroting maxims like ‘focus is a choice’ but to prove it you have to live it. This last week I’ve been doing a placement as part of my ordination training. I was compiling a report based on cross-referencing two sets of data from separate sources which needed collating […]
