Because the video tells the story (or, at least, a story) about Austrian doctor and psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich, who—in what I think we can safely call a busy life—coined the term ‘sexual revolution’, left Norway on the last ship to leave for the States before WWII was declared...

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My apologies to anyone else who’s old enough not to want to be reminded just how fucking long ago it was, but: today is the 41st anniversary of the release of Cloudbusting—so it must be time to tell you about Wilhelm Reich and his orgasmatron...

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3 of these were already on my wishlist - great shortlist here

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I spent the first part of my career (97-02) as a prominent internet industry research analyst, promoting massive investment and adoption of tech. When I first met the sociologist Mañuel Castells in 03, his first words were "so… it is your fault." At the time I assumed he meant the dot-com crash.

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French students and teachers protesting school conditions spoke with Al Jazeera about their demands.

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