The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) is an enjoyable adventure

Hello readers! It is time for the third deep-dive into the Narnia series. This week I will be over-analysing The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, having picked it up for the first time since I was a kid. Is this sea-faring adventure as exciting and engaging as I remember? Does it contain deep philosophies that … Continue reading The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952) is an enjoyable adventure →

Lego Cair Paravel

Hello readers! My analysis of the The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is taking longer than expected, so I’m pushing it back to next weekend. In the meantime, I’ll share this micro-scale Lego model I made of Cair Paravel, the castle from the first two Narnia books. For those that don’t know, I’m currently re-reading … Continue reading Lego Cair Paravel →

Six-minute summary: John Harrison

Hello readers! It’s time for another six-minute summary. Today we’re exploring the life of John Harrison, an eighteenth-century English clockmaker. If you’ve heard of him already, it is likely in the context of the “longitude problem” which hindered ocean navigation for most of human history. John Harrison’s solution was a clock with unparallelled time-keeping capabilities … Continue reading Six-minute summary: John Harrison →