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London North Eastern Railway 1950 Brake Corridor Third E1866 (GOLD)Nowhere near as dramatic as last week's transformation, but ceiling work has continued beyond the main fitting of the panels, with untidy areas improved and trim …

I have started a substack, Substack-ships on Fire. You could subscribe, if you like!I have spread myself across a large number of blogs over the years, and it has it has not been the most …

It's time for another Franksgiving review! Today I'm checking out another figure from Funko's newest series of Universal Monsters POP! vinyls featuring a unique aesthetic that reminds me of the look of comic book art …

Perfume PosseTigers Nest by Memo Paris Heya Posse Peeps! Tigers Nest is what you will be loving in the autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. I just refound an old decant, probably the one that made …

I'm not a fan of the giant omnibus format. The inches-thick hardcovers are just too big, too heavy and too unwieldy. Those that I've handled before, both the ones I've bought and the ones I've …

To be fair and spell out one of my biases at the outset of this post on my thoughts about Jon Greenaway's Capitalism: A Horror Story, I've long been skeptical of the idea of "Gothic …

Until I picked up Chantal Lyons' Groundbreakers I had no idea that there were parts of the British Isles that had hundreds of wild boar. Native to Asia, Europe and North Africa wild boar are …

For a few years now I've been using leger stems for my eel fishing. I know full well that when the line is tightened they don't stand upright, but once the line is out of …

Time has been flying by and with each decade old stars are more and more forgotten. One such big star that is largely forgotten is Belle Baker. Born in Los Angeles) was a singer and …

In my latest appearance on the Dan Schneider Video Interview, Dan and I discuss television in the 1980s: the growth of cable TV, the revival of the sitcom genre, major moments, and whether or not …

From the International Mathematical Union newsletter: Paper mills and predatory journals have strongly professionalised their activities in the past 10 years and are now creating a substantial revenue. There is a growing parallel universe of …

With apologies for lateness. If I don’t walk much, everything goes to pot. Monday Sunrise: 6:59am There are so many good words for the gentle sounds a horse might make — like whicker, whinny or …

The new book, edited by Réjane Dreifuss / Simon Hagemann / Izabella Pluta (eds.) Live Performance and Video Games Inspirations, Appropriations and Mutual Transfers 2024. Narrative strategies, immersion, interaction, participation, identification, multimodality, characters and the …

Caitlin McGurk helps bring cartoonist Barbara Shermund back to life In the deeply researched, beautifully written 'Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund,' Billy Ireland's curator …