Harry Sargent
@harrysargent2.bsky.social
Former contributor to Areo Magazine, currently in Liberal Currents. Feeling good these days. Writes about history, philosophy and international relations. If i’m acting like a jerk tell me to log off! Enjoys 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️perspectives…
Me dressed as a dead wimbledon line judge for halloween party
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Me dressed as a dead wimbledon line judge for halloween party
Caught Hobbes mid-meow and it looks like he’s smiling…
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Caught Hobbes mid-meow and it looks like he’s smiling…
Beautiful green tree snake (from Sydney)
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Beautiful green tree snake (from Sydney)
My wife read Hobbes “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. He really liked it and is planning to tell all his cat friends about it…
Just kidding! he doesn’t have any cat friends - he hates all other cats…
Just kidding! he doesn’t have any cat friends - he hates all other cats…
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My wife read Hobbes “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe. He really liked it and is planning to tell all his cat friends about it…
Just kidding! he doesn’t have any cat friends - he hates all other cats…
Just kidding! he doesn’t have any cat friends - he hates all other cats…
The typeface varies!
October 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The typeface varies!
I love the new Penguin typeface
October 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I love the new Penguin typeface
Going as a bad Wimbledon line judge to my friend’s halloween party…
October 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Going as a bad Wimbledon line judge to my friend’s halloween party…
Beautiful Donald Trump bug spotted!
October 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Beautiful Donald Trump bug spotted!
So my daughter (17) wants to get into political philosophy. I pulled some books off my shelf. What order should she read them in? (Going to pick up The Prince too, don’t worry).
October 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
So my daughter (17) wants to get into political philosophy. I pulled some books off my shelf. What order should she read them in? (Going to pick up The Prince too, don’t worry).
Yolnu Power exhibition at Gallery of New South Wales
August 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Yolnu Power exhibition at Gallery of New South Wales
My Nespresso machine sounds like a Hans Zimmer sound track…
July 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My Nespresso machine sounds like a Hans Zimmer sound track…
Wild duck spotted!
July 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Wild duck spotted!
I had put off reading this because I thought it was in the wheelhouse of the very online Trump bros… It is very masculine, but in the best sense. Aurelius would have hated the ostentatiousness of Trump and the boastful arrogance of his followers…
July 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I had put off reading this because I thought it was in the wheelhouse of the very online Trump bros… It is very masculine, but in the best sense. Aurelius would have hated the ostentatiousness of Trump and the boastful arrogance of his followers…
I was blown away by 28 Years Later… A thoughtful meditation on coming of age in a violent world… Not technically a horror film though and as such seems to have upset some purists - ignore them.
July 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I was blown away by 28 Years Later… A thoughtful meditation on coming of age in a violent world… Not technically a horror film though and as such seems to have upset some purists - ignore them.
“When life gives you lemons, suck on them” - Marcus Aurelius
July 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
“When life gives you lemons, suck on them” - Marcus Aurelius
A lot of people think this is a deep psychological metaphor for when your mother has an extramarital affair. I maintain, however, it’s just about a really annoying cat…
June 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
A lot of people think this is a deep psychological metaphor for when your mother has an extramarital affair. I maintain, however, it’s just about a really annoying cat…
How do we feel about “the pedestrian crossing”?
June 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
How do we feel about “the pedestrian crossing”?
“Dude, where’s my Carr?” Couple of teenage wasters grapple with the crisis of historical objectivity…
May 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
“Dude, where’s my Carr?” Couple of teenage wasters grapple with the crisis of historical objectivity…
He must be an awesome therapist…
May 8, 2025 at 5:31 AM
He must be an awesome therapist…
That time my daughter put her thermos in the microwave:
April 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
That time my daughter put her thermos in the microwave:
A fine observation in the movie Oppenheimer was that even the most successful academic careers end in failure… Ideas get absorbed, people move on… As a complete academic failure myself, this offers some consolation…
April 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A fine observation in the movie Oppenheimer was that even the most successful academic careers end in failure… Ideas get absorbed, people move on… As a complete academic failure myself, this offers some consolation…
Family portrait time…
March 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Family portrait time…