“Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer. It teaches us to embrace damage and flaws.” — ManGill. For most of my adult life I have helped repair the sick. Many had their lives suddenly shattered and altered forever. It was a job at which I was quite good. Recently, the… Read more

Couinard Liver Corrosion cast Old Ecole de Medecine, Montpelier As a breast surgeon masquerading as an examiner in General Surgery, the liver segments were my Achilles heel. They were a popular anatomy question, but I couldn’t remember them. Prior to every exam I had to get the anatomy textbooks out. There was a memory trick… Read more

“You have sent me a Flanders mare…” Henry VIII One of the quaintest TV series I have encountered is the UK based Detectorists. It is funny, sad, empathetic, subtle, visually appealing, and extremely nerdy. A couple of blokes who spend their free time detectoring for potentially life changing ancient treasure in the fields of Britain.… Read more