Health

Dec
23
Don't Look Now

Don't Look Now

A personal history of my love/loathing of horror movies
14 min read
May
17
The Secret to Superhuman Strength

The Secret to Superhuman Strength

In praise of Alison Bechdel's marvellous look at fitness crazes and mortality.
8 min read
Mar
15
On TikTok And Social Distancing 🦠

On TikTok And Social Distancing 🦠

A few gentle thoughts about what you can right now to find peace amongst the panic.
4 min read
Oct
24
How to start exercising when you hate exercise

How to start exercising when you hate exercise

What I’ve learned about the absolute basics of getting fit, and why it matters so much.
4 min read
Sep
26
Five things you didn't learn about STIs in Sex-Ed

Five things you didn't learn about STIs in Sex-Ed

One of the side effects of South Africa’s high rate of HIV was that people got very good at talking about sexual health.
1 min read
Aug
14
What roller coasters can teach you about stress 🎢

What roller coasters can teach you about stress 🎢

As much as we think that we need to figure out all of our problems with our GIANT SMART BRAINS, sometimes what we really need is to just feel something.
4 min read