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“The real enemy is the man who tries to mould the human spirit so that it will not dare to spread its wings,” Abraham Flexner. How good is your chat? Last month I wrote that it was our civic duty to … read more

Clearly you don’t need me reminding you there are only 28 something days left to Christmas, possibly fewer if you’ve been slow to click onto Gill’s December opus. As we emerge hazy eyed (and far poor … read more

Being nice: it’s not up there in today’s pantheon of qualities to aspire to where 24/7 bionic-ness, time-efficiency, ever-whizzyness seem to mostly hog the limelight. How many of us actually remember … read more

“There’s nothing tragic about being 50. Not unless you’re trying to be 25”- Sunset Boulevard. A curious thought struck me the other day. I thought of all the women who genuinely excite me and I reali … read more

Given that it’s the been the hottest summer in four decades and we’ve all been utterly spoiled, I’m not exactly sensing a stampede back to school/university/job or a life without school children clawi … read more