Fiction – Hit The North

Mark E Smith : His Part In My Downfall

The audition had been bloody. Smith had various band members by the lapels, shaking them like human piñatas, waiting for ideas to just fall out. Smith kept screaming, for reasons best known to himself, “Peters and Lee!” A new musical detour for us to consider, no doubt. There had been dark mutterings in the ranksContinue reading “Mark E Smith : His Part In My Downfall”

Why Do We Enjoy Watching Narcissists?

Narcissistic people are under the spotlight, now more than ever, it seems. Dr Ramani Durvasala, an expert on the topic, has described it as “the second -hand smoke of mental health”, suggesting that even being within the general proximity of toxic people is bad for us. So why do we enjoy watching narcissistic people andContinue reading “Why Do We Enjoy Watching Narcissists?”