Andy Weir, The Martian
I received a copy of The Martian by Andy Weir for Christmas. This week during some annual leave I managed to finish it. It’s one of …
#Fifteen
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Jodorowsky's Dune
Jodorowsky’s Dune is a documentary about outlandish Chilean director Alejandro Jodorosky’s attempt at a film adaptation of Frank …
A Little Bit Intimidating Really
There is so much good writing out there. All you have to do is fire up the guardian website, or download the medium app to your smartphone, …
How Fireworks Work
Last night an impromptu firework display occurred. I watched it from my bathroom window. Very pretty and somewhat extravagant, given that …
Ned Beauman, Glow
Glow is about a guy called Raf, a Londoner whose life is going nowhere in particular; a state of affairs not helped by “Non-24 Hour …
You Can’t Just Switch Off Free
Ministry of Sound boss Lohan Presencer does the cry baby act in today’s Guardian, complaining that Spotify’s freemium model …
Album Digest, February 2015
Understated Classics #29: Let It Come Down by Spiritualized
I listened to Let It Come Down by Spiritualized for the first time during a difficult time in my life. I think this will always affect my …
On Writing As It Happens
I’m pretty close to a round number. To date I have written 298,500 words for this blog, not counting posts that I have discarded or deleted. …
On The Humble Cheese Grater
You can’t beat a good cheese grater. Cheese just tastes better in a sandwich once it has been grated. It’s been proven by ACTUAL …
On Jackson X
I set myself the task of writing about a fictional character for this blog post, so this post is about Jackson X. His surname isn’t really …
On Voting
We hear a lot about our rights but these are given to us in return for fulfilling our responsibilities. One of these is engagement in the …