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Giving up the desire to control

‘Pseudocommunity’ is when a group is characterised by formal politeness and etiquette. In working past this ‘nice’ formality, chaos ensues. In his book, A Different Drum, Scott Peck argues that the idea of ’emptying’ is an essential prerequisite to peace in any ‘community’. . Nigel Pocock . With major possible […]

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A silent instinct

Finding a writer worth reading can be like searching for a good movie on Netflix – they do exist but first you have to scroll through pages of dross, wasting time only to realise that most are rubbish. Not all book publishers are in the same bracket and Daunt Books […]

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Indy Film Library to celebrate 5th anniversary with first ever UK event

Movies by talented UK-based directors to be screened at London’s The Garden Cinema from 17:30 on February 25th 2024. Selection includes Will Priddis’ family dramedy “‘People who pretend to be crows in their spare time”, Kino Lee’s meditative experimental film “Huo Zhe”, and Felix Davidson’s haunting existentialist animation “Brown bread”. […]