Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
Last year I started to write a review of Italo Calvino’s “If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller”. I read it while we …
#Nineteen
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Understated Classics #37: Lost Souls by Doves
Doves are a band from Manchester who traded dance music for rock yet never left their former genre behind. Starting out as Sub Sub, they …
Civ Leaders #2: Alexander of Macedon
Alexander of Macedon is available in a base game DLC pack alongside Darius of Persia. He also has his own scenario “The Conquests of …
Civ Leaders #1: Hojo Tokimune of Japan
Let’s write a guide for all the leaders in Civ 6! It’s a nice writing project and I seem to have plenty of time on my hands. For …
About the Album Digest
I haven’t written one of my monthly album digests for over a year. The reasons mostly boil down to a lack of time and motivation but …
Isaac Asimov, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation
I managed to read all of the foundation novels since I wrote about the first one. In this post, I’ll write about the next two, which covers …
All the Civs
Ingrid and I love playing Civ VI. It’s a fine game that improves on previous versions, adding many layers and mechanics that mean you …
Ambitions Revisited
Back in 2012 I wrote a post listing my ambitions for the future. Well it’s the future now isn’t it? Almost. After all, I’m a …
Four Recipe Book Recommendations
Here are some recipe book recommendations. A good set of recipes can provide you with many a project for a rainy day.
Sam Selvon, The Lonely Londoners
The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon was written in 1956 and tells of the experiences of West Indian men moving to London for work. It has …