Earlier this week I stumbled across an absolutely remarkable article in The Guardian: “The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months.” The extraordinary story in the article – one of the most extraordinary I have ever read! – is particularly profound in the lesson that it … Continue reading “LORD OF THE FLIES UNMASKED”
On April 12, 1945, the Russian-born American artist, Elizabeth Shoumatoff, began work on a portrait painting at a sleepy private vacation retreat in Warm Springs, Georgia, known as the “Little White House”. It was noon, and her subject was Franklin Delano Roosevelt, recently elected for his fourth term as president of the United States. An … Continue reading “AN UNFINISHED WORK OF ART”
As if we are not cynical and jaded enough, enter the latest trend in fake news: the “miracle survivor” story that turns out to be a lie. This week, the BBC was forced to apologize after publishing a “breaking news” story on its website, claiming that a baby had miraculously been discovered alive in the ruins of Grenfell Tower, 12 days … Continue reading “BEING RATIONAL ABOUT MIRACLES”
