Category Archives: The Reader

The recent decision by publisher Puffin, in conjunction with The Roald Dahl Story Company, to make several hundred revisions to new editions of Roald Dahl’s novels is nothing short of censorship. The changes, recommended by “sensitivity readers” – whoever or … Continue reading →

I was flabbergasted by the attitude and behavior of a PhD candidate who was gleefully singing the praises of ChatGPT. While many heads of institutions of learning are busy pulling their hair out to determine how to prevent their students … Continue reading →

Enjoyed reading several novels this year, including The Institute by Stephen King, The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk, Never by Ken Follet, Three Assassins by Kotaro Isaka, Day of the Oprichnik by Vladimir Sorokin, Nights of Plaque by Orhan … Continue reading →

At last, here’s a politically, morally, gender, ethnically and religiously-correct post. It is also inclusive, anti-colonial, anti-racism, anti-patriarchal and carbon neutral! It’s a piece of non-offensive writing and carefully written to be universally acceptable. Please enjoy it. Thank you. Here … Continue reading →

On LinkedIn, many losers brag about the years of experience they have. In reality, a person could have one year of shitty experience repeated for the next 19 years. Can he therefore claim to have 20 years of experience? This … Continue reading →

Each Financial Times’ weekend edition features a very well-written weekly column entitled Lunch with FT. Each week, it features a journalist from FT interviewing a notable newsmaker over lunch. Of course locally, The Straits Times, never original, copied the concept … Continue reading →

I told someone where you stand depends on where you sit and he gave me a look like I just pulled my dick out and wanted to rub it on his face. This idea, that “where you stand depends on … Continue reading →

In 2016, Barack Obama marked the “birthday of one of America’s revered wordsmiths who used his incredible talent to instill in his most impressionable readers universal values we all hold dear.” Obama said “He made children see that reading is … Continue reading →

I’m not a rich man – I live in public housing, remember? – but I will not have the local, cowering newspapers dictate to me, a news junkie, and voracious reader, what to read, so I spend heaps and heaps … Continue reading →