Loose Canon 💥 The very unsweet business of being a honey trap.

Loose Canon 💥 Dolly Parton, rhinestones and the art of investing

It’s amazing how Dolly Parton’s death has prompted an outpouring of grief beyond what you might expect for someone of

By Tim Cohen · Aug 30, 2026

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PODCAST 📣 The ANC and the Bokke: each snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

South Africa doesn’t need a municipal election popularity contest; it needs a survival strategy. So says merchant banker Mark Barnes in

By Tim Cohen · Aug 26, 2026

Loose Canon💥 The Four 'Principle' Characters, Mark Watney, Katherine Johnson, Hiccup, and Juror 8

There is an occupational hazard attached to being spectacularly successful: eventually somebody asks you why, at which point you have to decide

By Tim Cohen · Aug 23, 2026

Loose canon 💥 A “vibecession” - the recession between your ears

If the economy is doing reasonably well while almost everybody insists it is going to hell, we have a "vibecession".

By Tim Cohen · Aug 16, 2026

Loose Canon 💥 Six (possibly dubious) reasons Homer is back

Six (possibly dubious) reasons Homer is back. the key is Xenos.

By Tim Cohen · Aug 9, 2026

Loose canon 💥 Fifa’s grand plan shows us greed is often confirmation bias with a balance sheet

Greed is such an odd thing. Most people think it is the understandable, if morally dubious, consequence of scarcity. You have nothing,

By Tim Cohen · Aug 2, 2026

PODCAST: ‘ListenUP’ – should the PIC be closed down?

Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen gallop through the week’s events, offering thoughts, opinions, and perspectives on local and international affairs. Here,

By Tim Cohen · Jul 28, 2026

Loose canon 💥 How to grow old and remain irritating

Last weekend, I attended a memorial for a fabulous person who died too young, even though he was actually pretty old. Some

By Tim Cohen · Jul 27, 2026