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Looking back, some of my most enjoyable things I’ve done have been challenging projects: Working at Future Platforms to build one of the UK’s earliest dating apps. Completing my MA. Working as a ‘technical liaison’ …

Three crime films with some pretty horrific tones to them: The Black Panther (1977) The Candy Snatchers (1973) and Man on a Swing (1974). The Black Panther is one of the great unsung British crime …

Michael Kerr joins me on the podcast to chat about the transformation of travel media from storytelling to a more utilitarian approach driven by the internet and market forces, the current trends in travel books …

We’ve got a few more books listed as coming up later this year. There’s no surprise that we’re getting the paperback edition of The Complete Peanuts 1993-1994, and with it, the box set of 1991-1994. …

I’ve started this post at least a dozen times this year alone, and every time I delete it and tell myself things will get better, I will feel better, and I will find the space …

easternmind:Visual narratives in Japanese game packaging: before and after.Ramen: Ore no Ryouri - Argent, 1999Bento: Hanjuku Eiyuu 4: 7-Nin no Hanjuku Eiyuu - Square Enix, 2005Kincho: Ka 2 Rettsugō Hawai - Zoom, 2003Shashin: Cardcaptor Sakura: …

A superb poster for a brilliant gig last night at Future Yard.

This could be not only Labour’s last chance but, if the party doesn’t recover some courage, British democracy’s. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th February 2024 It’s as if Keir Starmer is seeking …

Despite the fact its already February, I am going to do another of these annual end of the year reflections. They’re likely to be of little interest to anyone else, but I find the practice …

Goulet Pens will sell you sample vials of ink. I took advantage of this to expand beyond my long-time staple of Noodler’s 19001 Black, without ending up with a bunch of full bottles I wasn’t …

The Lenovo ThinkVision P27h-20 screen I get from work is a decent 27 inch screen. Coming from the Retina screen of my laptop that I worked on for a long time, I was initially (and …

Do you have a public library card or go to a university? Then you can watch the Oscar-nominated documentary Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life for free on Kanopy! The film sweeps from Rand’s childhood …

It’s been tough to find enjoyable workshop time of late. There is some work being done on the house and as cramped as my 12′ x 13′ (3.5m x 4m) workshop is at the best …

Happy Valentines Day! A couple weeks ago, on a cold Sunday afternoon, I was browsing Pinterest instead of doing the multitude of other things I told myself I would get done that afternoon. I happened …