J. G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company
I last wrote about a JG Ballard novel nearly three years ago. That one - “High-Rise” - has since been made into a film. The …
Swaptastic Part 3: The Shiny App
The shiny app embedded below allows you to explore the number of packets you need to complete the Panini sticker album for this …
Album Digest, June 2016
Album Digest June 2016 is a poppy batch of albums. We have the return of my long-time favourites Roxette and the heroes of my South American …
Swaptastic Part 2
As a follow-up to my post about the Euro 2016 Panini Stickers, I’ve now completed the collection with the help of an online swapping …
In the space between this and that
Britain voted to leave the EU this week. It made for an angry and confused Friday morning. I posted snippy comments on Facebook at a rate of …
Swaptastic Part 1
Logitech K380 Review
Time for a little gear review. This is the Logitech K380 keyboard. It pairs with devices wirelessly over Bluetooth. I bought it to use with …
Euro 2016 Panini Stickers
Sound the conspicuous consumption klaxon! 📣 I know it’s foolish but I decided to collect the Panini stickers for the Euro 2016 …
Album Digest, May 2016
Album Digest May 2016 features the work of four bands or artists that I have reviewed in previous album digests. I also own (or will own) …
Werner Bischof: Point of View and Helvetica
2016 marks the centenary of the birth of Werner Bischof, the talented Magnum photojournalist who died in Peru in 1954, aged 38. He travelled …
Paul McAuley, Something Coming Through
“Something Coming Through” is a science fiction novel set in the near future. A few years after a brief nuclear war known as …
Album Digest, April 2016
This month’s album digest is a mixture of comparisons. First we compare the fortunes of old hands Underworld to even older hands the …