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After all these years, there’s still a first time
2022-04-03
By JP Maney
Do you remember your first time? The first time you did something that made you think you might be an adult? That you might be a grown up, contributing member of society? Well, I don’t know if I’d …

Things you find when you’re looking for something else
2022-03-13
By JP Maney
Do you know IKEA’s origin story? I didn’t. Or did you ever hear about the David and Goliath tale of a small company defeating marketing monolith Procter & Gamble? I was vaguely aware of it, but didn’t know …

A Luddite in love with E-books?
2022-02-18
By JP Maney
I was procrastinating one afternoon. . . In plain English: I was wasting time online and received an email announcing the month’s meagre takings from Amazon. After a year of supporting locally-owned shops, I bit the bullet and …