Hello, my name is Waleed El-Geresy. I am researcher who loves writing, about the world, the self, and the mysteries of human nature. I find writing to be a magnificent outlet for expression. This is a space where I share the things I think about, hoping that they might be of interest to others.
My writing is fully hand-crafted, because writing is an art that allows humans to express themselves and we need to preserve its human aspects. The most technical tool I use is a basic spellchecker (and sometimes not even that). That is to say – as a general principle – I refuse to make use of AI language models to generate or curate my written content. This isn’t a claim of grandeur – it’s just a respect for the art of writing, something that I take pleasure in, and that I am happy to suffer the inconvenience of because it gives my life meaning.
Recent Posts
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The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman
A good retelling of the biblical narrative. A lot of thought was obviously put into making the book plausible. My… Read more…
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany
** This review contains spoilers ** This book was definitely not like the previous Harry Potter books, but that was… Read more…
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The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
** This review contains s spoilers ** I thought that this was a redemptive end to the His Dark Materials… Read more…
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What is opportunity cost? A matter of life and death.
Opportunity cost is simply the cost of producing a good with reference to what you could have instead produced in… Read more…
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The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
I thought this was a great second instalment to the series of His Dark Materials. Reading it again recently having… Read more…
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La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
Brilliant book. Really liked the new characters Malcolm and Alice, as is characteristic of Pullman a strong female character. Pullman… Read more…
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Brexit, greed, and the making of modern Britain
Lyndsey Turner drags the legend of St. George and the Dragon into the modern era There is more death in… Read more…
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Twelfth Night | A contrast between subtlety and aplomb
Twelfth Night is on at the National Theatre until 13th May Going into the National Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth… Read more…
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Macbeth | Breathing new life into Shakespeare
Macbeth was on at the National Theatre from the 6th – 20th February Shakespeare for schools is an attempt by… Read more…
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Wish List | A harrowing portrait of zero-hours contracts
Joseph Quinn and Erin Doherty as Dean and Tamsin will enchant you If someone were to wander into the snug… Read more…
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