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Things to do before you’re 40:
Run for election as an MP. Campaign on a range of serious social and economic issues. Then, on election night, reveal to the constituency that you are in fact a piece of conceptual art. How many entires for the month so far? A dismal three if you count this. What have i been doing? 60…
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History never repeats, I tell myself before I go to sleep
Wellington, 1986. It’s a pleasant morning during the summer holidays. An 11 year old boy walks into the lounge of his parents house. He can tell from the behaviour of his parents that something is amiss. His mother tells him that the space shuttle has blown up while it was taking off. His initial disbelief…