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Tales From Home

Understated Classics #6: Arbor Bona Arbor Mala by The Shamen

The Setback
Since the run there has been a bit of a hiatus in this blog. I wrote about how running was making me feel better. In fact, I should have …

Movember 10K
So, Saturday. Finally. The big day. Would I a) be able to get to Greenwich in time for the registration? and b) be able to make it all the …

Understated Classics #5: A Weekend In The City by Bloc Party

J. G. Ballard, The Crystal World
At last, Ballard in full flow. The Crystal World (TCW) is definitely the most enjoyable of the early trio of apocalyptic novels. It takes …

Understated Classics #4: Substrata by Biosphere
I bought this album in the summer between my two years at college. I remember listening to this music under skies glowering with clouds so …

J. G. Ballard, The Drought
On to The Drought by J. G. Ballard in my ongoing quest to read and review all of his novels. This is his second novel, if we assume his …

Understated Classics #3: The Circle & The Square by Red Box
The next entry in the understated classics series is “The Circle & The Square” by Red Box.

J. G. Ballard, The Drowned World
