The Giver
"The themes we find can feel fleeting and unsteady — until we name them."
Culture
Codes and myths, narratives and icons, rituals and representations.
Lessons in Chemistry
"Cooking is not an exact science." Neither is semiotics.
Disruptive Tech
Rejecting the norms and forms that other (non-British) technology makers take for granted.
Eccentric Chic
Britain’s best and brightest are warped — in fascinating ways.
Pattern Recognition
She has no way of knowing how she knows.
Cosmopolitan Perspective
A natural, organic, "earned" cosmopolitanism.
Pointed Absurdism
Silliness as social commentary.
Music Box
"Each new clue twists and turns Talbot’s perspective… and ours too."
Ironic Aestheticism
Aristocratic hauteur with a wink.
Canny Circumspection
A shrewd and highly competent person who shuns the limelight…
The Odyssey
To live in the wider world, you need to recognize that meaning is… "twisty."
Cruel Competence
We may dislike them but they do get amazing results.
Nice Work
She skilfully decodes everything she can see.
Babel-17
You must feel the research with instinct, intuition, and empathy.