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'Des', serial killing and necrophilia
Fiona Prior
  • Sep 26, 2021
  • 2 min

'Des', serial killing and necrophilia

My Saturday morning walking buddy suggested that I research the new television real crime series ‘Des’, that is about the serial killer...
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Cyberspace, the Metaverse ...
Fiona Prior
  • Sep 19, 2021
  • 2 min

Cyberspace, the Metaverse ...

The nerd in me gets so excited when I read descriptions like the following: “Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by...
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Lost
Fiona Prior
  • Sep 12, 2021
  • 2 min

Lost

At a time when so many of us in Sydney and Victoria are going a little batty with lockdown, this weekend we were also reminded of the...
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Dope
Fiona Prior
  • Sep 5, 2021
  • 3 min

Dope

OK. I’m guessing that you aren’t addicted to illicit substances. Nor alcohol or over the counter prescription drugs, though that is a...
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And when I love thee not …
Fiona Prior
  • Aug 29, 2021
  • 3 min

And when I love thee not …

I covered some of the most remarkable – or sensational – love affairs in history, last week so this week I thought I’d follow through...
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How do I love thee?
Fiona Prior
  • Aug 22, 2021
  • 2 min

How do I love thee?

Would I love thee big and bold but oh so romantically as did the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in his 1632 commission of a marble tomb to...
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More Mystery
Fiona Prior
  • Aug 15, 2021
  • 2 min

More Mystery

Last week’s essay on the Axial Age highlighted the mystery of multiple, unconnected (pre-globalised) cultural occurrences in disparate...
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Axial Age 2.0
Fiona Prior
  • Aug 8, 2021
  • 3 min

Axial Age 2.0

Axial Age 2.0 COVID, climate change, economic uncertainty. We are presently in a period of ‘so what will happen next?’, the likes of...
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'Grrrrrrrr....'
Fiona Prior
  • Aug 1, 2021
  • 3 min

'Grrrrrrrr....'

Things that make me go ‘Grrrrrr’. It is strange to be in lockdown when so many cities in the world are approaching their post-lockdown,...
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The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defence of Truth
Fiona Prior
  • Jul 25, 2021
  • 2 min

The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defence of Truth

The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defence of Truth Written by Jonathon Rausch ‘Disinformation. Trolling. Conspiracies. Social media...
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Fascinating Loners
Fiona Prior
  • Jul 18, 2021
  • 2 min

Fascinating Loners

In COVID lockdowns, recent and present, some are mentally handling the isolation better than others. Those people more immune to the...
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