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I often think about writing a feature like writing a story. If I do my job well, it is coherent and easy to read, write, and maintain. When there's a lot of indirection, it feels …

Have you ever wondered how visa requirements between countries change over time? I certainly have. It all started when I was planning an international trip and needed to check if I needed a visa for …

The first time I heard a critique of mediated experience, the critic was my dad. He was an avid photographer who, during our family’s year in India, when I was a young child, used his …

For those new to CabbieBlog or readers who are slightly forgetful, on Saturdays I’m republishing posts, many going back over a decade. Some will still be very relevant while others have become dated over time. …

The new, "Absolute," DC books have been a wonderful treat, surprising me and many others with how darn good they are. "Absolute Batman," has been getting a ton of attention, and, "Absolute Wonder Woman," is …

Finished reading: How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days by Kerrelyn Sparks 📚 The pacing in this is wild, and by wild I mean slow. But it was interesting enough to keep me reading.

Happy New Year and welcome to my 184th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers.1. Dr AustinThank you to Amanda Austin for continuing to …

I’ve been a self-published author for over a decade now, but I’ve only been particularly serious about it since 2022. By “serious” I don’t mean “making nontrivial revenue,” but I do mean I’m making an …

Join me in person on Sunday 23 April, 3-4pm in The Round George’s function room, 14-15 Sutherland Avenue, Brighton, BN2 0EQ. You will have an opportunity to ASK ME ANYTHING! about the project. And together …

Sunday afternoon and the rain has just set in. In land, hopefully, this will fall as snow, but here on the edge of the North Sea, it will just be cold rain. I’ve spent the …

Maybe a content warning on this one for discussion of a scene that heavily allegorizes sexual assault. So even though I won’t technically get to this game in this project for a hot minute, I …

Dear friends and comrades in loitering With a heavy heart and much regret I’m cancelling today’s in person meet-up. I’m heeding travel warnings and also looking out of the window with some alarm and I …

By C. D. Rose. Zsuzanna Gahse, Mountainish, tr. Katy Derbyshire (Prototype, 2024) Zsuzsanna Gahse’s Mountainish is a slim book with short, numbered sections rather than chapters, and whose blurb promises the reader ‘a multi-layered typology …

SEGURA, Alain. Une saison avec Marianne: la dernière surréaliste. Bassac: Plein chant (coll. « La font secrète »), 2022 SEGURA, Alain. A Season with Marianne: The Last Surrealist. Trans. Bill Brown. Brooklyn: Common Notions, Dec. …