High tech billionaire pro-natalists, incel mass shooters and conservative anti-feminists all fear the slippage of power, the failure of fertility, and the loss of control. Not that we should forget that men dominate and kill… Pegging the Patriarchy
Barry Jones wrote recently in Saturday Paper on the Australian Constitution. I am linking to it here, because I have referred to it in a number of different contexts recently and I know that some… Constitution Jones
Geoff reflects on the edge of reality and the role of paranoia in survival and sanity. How does privacy become paranoia? Why are bullies so paranoid? He reflects on the poem he wrote about the… Privacy and Paranoia
We talk a lot about community and grassroots resilience in The Cage, but greedy individuals cut across the fabric of community destroying the fibre of resilience. Luckily, sometimes, the law does what it is supposed… Greedy Individuals in The Cage
Geoff takes a pause from #doomscrolling in #TheCage to remember the #hazydays of summer. Memories of childhood, of children, the unspoken joys of nature, great acts of creativity given and received. Catch the full video… Hazy Days in The Cage
Geoff checks in on State Violence against protestors, quoting Hannah Arendt that the state resorts to violence as it loses its grip on power. He reflects on the role of media and how we create… The Incarceration of Violet Coco
Geoff Interviews Professor Sarah Pink about her latest book, Life at the Edge of the Future. The premise is that we are always at the Edge of the Future, change is uncertain, unpredictable and so… Life at the Edge of the Future
Geoff considers the politics on the ground of tree lopping in the neighbourhood. The deforestation of Easter Island and the Canary Islands, ended indigenous agriculture. Scientists struggle with reforestation. The last tree is a reminder… The Last Tree
Geoff’s eldest daughter, Henrietta, joins him in the Cage to reminisce about the scourge of property developers. She notes the ninth law of real estate: Your housing development will be named after the feature it… Property Developers in The Cage