Freelance writer and radio presenter
Born in the heyday of the denial of the human animal’s animality, in a world where nature was considered an ember of wildness to extinguish with civilization, its partitioned mystery dissected by various sciences walled off from one another, Alexander von Humboldt (September 14, 1769–May 6, 1859) set out to “establish the unity and harmony […]
I Feel, Therefore I Understand: Humboldt on the Essence of Science and How to Read the Poetry of Nature
Berlin, October 2, 2025.
Friedrichstraße Station
While strikes have long been a defining feature of industrial society — serving as a collective means through which workers demand recognition and reform from those in power — the growing frequency of strikes in the United Kingdom reflects a deepening class crisis. Historically, industrial action was largely confined to working-class unions in sectors such as mining, transport, and […]
Strikes, Protests, & The Fight To Be Heard
I spent a good part of my teenage years walking on the West Pennine moors near where I lived and have maintained a love of the bleak landscape of the moorlands. In recent years I’ve extended my exploration over the border and last Wednesday I was out again walking on the moors between the Calder […]
A linear literary ramble in the Remains of Elmet
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