Rust And Bone: A Short Review
So, two short reviews in a row. I had the day off work and went to see “Rust And Bone” this afternooon. It’s the new film by Jacques …
Skyfall: A Short Review
I went to see “Skyfall” last night and I really enjoyed it. I knew nothing about the plot, mostly because I had avoided all …
Album Digest, October 2012
It has been a strange month and I found that I didn’t listen to a lot of new music. I have been a bit down and when that’s the case I tend …
Stevenage vs Portsmouth
Tonight, despite feeling a bit under the weather, I went to Stevenage to watch Portsmouth play a League One game at the Lamex Stadium. In …
Nonlinear Systems: A Rough Intro
This is another mathematics post that does not actually feature any equations or graphs. It is intended to set the way clear for writing …
Album Digest, September 2012
I had a bit more time to listen to this month’s albums because I was on holiday for two weeks. I didn’t manage to write about them while on …
Jon McGregor, Even The Dogs
Over my holiday I read “Even The Dogs” by Jon McGregor. I’ve not quite finished it yet but that will at least prevent me …
Programming a Carcassonne Game
Although I have put off finishing my UNO game for over eighteen months, I thought I would get started with another pet project of mine: …
Understated Classics #20: Folklore by Nelly Furtado
It’s rather spooky but shortly after deciding to write about Nelly Furtado’s “Folklore” as the next understated classic, I found out that …
Album Digest, August 2012
Album Digest August 2012 is also from the stack of albums that I mentioned last month. I chose this selection (along with the Passion Pit …
Nick Harkaway, The Gone-Away World
“The Gone-Away World” is a novel by Nick Harkaway. It’s about a world slightly askew to our own in which the powers-that-be have deigned to …
Understated Classics #19: The Dreaming by Kate Bush
“I see the people working and see it working for them.” (Sat In Your Lap)