This Is Claire's Legacy. What Will Yours Be?

British readers may have heard the sad news of Claire Squires, who collapsed and died on the final bend of last weekend’s London Marathon. She was running for two reasons - publicly, to raise money for the Samaritans, her favourite charity; and personally, in memory of her brother, who died 10 years … Continued →

The World Is Not Dangerous. So Why Are We Afraid?

“Ben.” I lay on my back, staring upwards into blackness. Water dripped steadily from the heavy branches above, pounding repetitively on the fly sheet of my new 1-man tent, invisible and paper-thin. The shelter felt small. Inadequate. “BEN!!!” A brief pause. Some muffled movement from his pitch a few metres … Continued →

A Long Goodbye To Canada

Down at the Serpentine Swimming Club one January morning, as the last handful of bright pink bodies struggled back into their thermals and began the post-swim ritual of uncontrollable shivering, a chap named Roger made a memorable observation: “Once you’ve s-s-swum the winter season at the S-s-serpentine, you’re s-s-suddenly immensely … Continued →

Is This The Most Livable City In The World?

For someone with a stubborn hatred of cities, I was surprised to find myself liking Vancouver. I even, on a couple of occasions, caught myself imagining myself and Tenny coming here to live some day. The city is well-known as being one of the most desirable places in the world to … Continued →

Film Blog: "Janapar" Official Trailer Released Today

After a lot of head-scratching, many re-scripts, and two failed editing attempts in November and January, James and I sat down on Thursday last week with a gallon of coffee and spent a rather wired day in front of a few hundred hours of footage and a copy of Final … Continued →