I've been asking myself this since I was in high school in the 1960s. That's when I read the chapters in H.G. Wells's Outline of History, where he introduced me to the evolution of early humans. Inspired, I read everything I could find on human origins. Over the years I noticed that most writers assumed that humanity … Continue reading Are We a Social Animal?
AVEN and Asexuality
Recently I discovered the AVEN site - The Asexual Visibility and Educational Network. Although I've noticed over the years that there are men and women who show little interest in sex, sometimes none at all, I was not aware that this is now seen, at least by the AVEN people, as a fourth sexual orientation. … Continue reading AVEN and Asexuality
Lonely in the City? – Maybe Not
Here is a post from my previous blog, Loner's Highway. I was writing about columnist Heather Mallick's review in the Toronto Star of Olivia Laing's book The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone. I think this should interest most shy people as well as loners, so I'm repeating it here. What interested … Continue reading Lonely in the City? – Maybe Not
Selfie 2 – A review of Selfish
Last week I wrote about all the selfie photographers on the Brooklyn Bridge. Yesterday I was browsing shelves in the library when I came upon something that gave me a bit of a shock - Kim Kardashian's 444 page book Selfish. It's not a book about selfishness, not exactly. There is almost no text. What you … Continue reading Selfie 2 – A review of Selfish
Alan Conrad 