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You know that book we mentioned we were writing, well, it’s called Poor Artists and it’s coming out October 3rd and it’s being published by Penguin’s imprint Particular Press in the UK and commonwealth and it’s being published by Prestel in the US and it’s available to pre-order and it’s about how difficult it is to be an artist in this day and age and it’s real we weren’t lying …

Dopamine this, dopamine that – everywhere you look, dopamine is the source of all our ills. Ted Gioia argues the rise of “dopamine culture” is what’s behind the fragmentation and degradation of art into entertainment and compulsive consumption; people talk about how they get a “hit” of dopamine when they open TikTok or play Vampire Survivors. Even experts who caution that dopamine is more complicated succumb to the temptation to …

This is one of those pieces of gear that I’ve sat in front of for years and never actually wrote about–either because it was too obvious, or because it seemed too trivial. It's a very pretty keyboard, and it's also very good at what it does. But even as I am now starting to phase it out and put mine into storage, I realize I owe it a debt of …

Today I am launching my Patreon, Games from the Grave! I’ll explain my reasoning in a future post, but for now, I’m celebrating by sharing some free-to-everyone posts, including: Drekyl in Stargrave – A reworking of an article I originally wrote for Wargames Illustrated, now … Continue reading →

 Here’s your complete Garmin Forerunner 165 Beginners Guide, which covers everything you need to know about how to use the watch day to day. This is a bit different than my review videos (or the Garmin Forerunner 165 In-Depth Review itself), in that I’m focused more on ‘how’ to use the product, rather than things I do or don’t like about the product. As such, it’s packed with tips …

The clever people who sell Lyle’s Golden Syrup are removing the image of bees swarming round a dead lion from at least some of its packaging. “Our fresh, contemporary design brings Lyle’s into the modern day, appealing to the everyday British household while still feeling nostalgic and authentically Lyle’s,” says the brand director, which obviously means nothing whatsoever, so others have stepped in to fill the gap. “The story of …

There are many roles for an independent magazine today, and that of distribution channel for student design research promises something special. Our latest Magazine of the Month, A Line Which Forms a Volume, produced annually by the students of London College of Communication’s MA Graphic Design course, delivers on that promise. The curriculum uses design to explore the complexities of contemporary society, and each issue of the publication brings together …

Book Review by Alison B: The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter is Carson McCuller’s first novel, published when she was twenty three years old. This review focusses on its broad structure and key themes to enable comparisons of these elements to be made with her other books. It is set in a mill town in the deep south of the USA in 1939. The pivotal character is Singer, a man …

1995-2003 Mirage Media / World Software / Horn Platforms: Commodore Amiga 1200/CD32, PC and Game Boy Advance It may have been a basic fighting game with simple graphics, but Franko: The Crazy Revenge did pretty well in the Polish games … Continue reading →

originally published on: instagram a waitress saw that i was painting this and she gestured to her colleague to take a look. he joked that he couldn’t recognise what they were. later on he said that he envied that i could paint, because he couldn’t do it no matter how hard he tried despite actually wanting to. it turned out that he was expecting too much out of his work, …

I’ve been listening on the radio to Merope Mills talk about a new rule that is being introduced into British hospitals following the death of Martha, her 13-year-old daughter, in hospital. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68348301 Merope felt that Martha’s condition was deteriorating, but the doctors reassured her and her husband that all was well. After Martha’s death Merope felt awful that she hadn’t kicked up enough of a fuss and had let her …

[comics] Moon and Serpent Rising… John Couthart delivers some insider information on the long-awaited The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic written by Alan and Steve Moore. ‘The Bumper Book may superficially resemble a children’s annual but this isn’t a book for children. The essays include discussion of the use of drugs and sex in magic, and there’s a lot of nudity (also a fair amount of sex) in …

Depending on the source, it is estimated that each American is confronted by 6,000 to 10,000 advertising messages every single day. That immersive media onslaught swelled as we started carrying little video screens around wherever we go, but invasive and obnoxious marketing has bothered Cincinnatians for much more than a century.For example, on 20 July 1871, a correspondent for the Cincinnati Times related an enjoyable voyage he had undertaken down …

“Daniel Pink is the author of seven bestselling nonfiction books [including] New York Times bestsellers “The Power of Regret,” “A Whole New Mind” and “When” as well as the No. 1 New York Times bestsellers “Drive” and “To Sell is Human.” Pink’s books have been translated into 44 languages and have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide… He and his wife live in D.C. and have two daughters and …