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Kristin here: Last week I returned from a nearly month-long trip, first in London and then joining a tour of Egypt. This was my second trip to London this year. The first, in June, served as a vacation after the intense activities of the winter and spring, when I finished my book on ancient Amarna statuary, dealt with David’s death and planning the memorial service, sold my house, and moved …

In 2015, I wrote about how my grandfather and great-grandmother fared after the 1932 death of my great-grandfather George Edmund Pleau. Since that time, I’ve learned so much more about Bertha’s and young George’s lives! (Thank you, newspapers!) So let me color in the picture a little better. Bertha and George returned to Lynn about 1933, living in a couple of places on Lewis Street in East Lynn, right by …

Another year is in the books, it's time for the latest installment of my "Year in Review" series. This year sucked in so many ways, but there were a few bright spots as well.

Leonard here. The following column is written by my colleague Mark Searby highlighting British cinema past and present. Please enjoy A Bit of Crumpet. Everybody, at some point in their life, has seen an Alfred Hitchcock movie. He made so many iconic films throughout his career. He was, and still is, hugely influential in filmmaking. The films that most know are post mid-1930s. Films such as Jamaica Inn, Rebecca, Shadow …

This final round-up of pubs from this year’s Winter Warmer Wander (Stockport & South Manchester CAMRA’s annual celebration of dark, strong and festive beers) covers Stockport. And Hazel Grove, and one pub in Heaton Chapel (which should probably have gone in an earlier post), but mainly Stockport – and mainly Old Tom. This post also includes my first and last WWW trips out – both of which, you may not …

Well, it wouldn't do to let the whole of 2024 pass without a blog post on record, so I'll take this opportunity to look back over this year. It's been a rough one in many ways, but, as always, there are some nice things to note, too.LossThe loss of my Mom casts the longest shadow over the year, partly because she was awesome (dedicated her adult life to being a …

Due to recent life events, I’ve been engaging with realtors, banks, and lenders. In all cases, I’m looking for information on their services and start by filling out an online form which should lead me to find such information. Typically instead of directly providing the answers I seek, the process breaks down with a statement of “we’ll get back to you”. Then, at random hours, I receive unsolicited phone calls …

After reading Kathleen Jamie’s Cairn (short poems and very short prose bits and pieces) I thought I’d like to reread Glyn Maxwell’s On Poetry. Maxwell is SO good: he explains and illustrates and most importantly he enthuses. After rereading Maxwell I was smitten again with Gerald Manley Hopkins’ fantastic lines that open ‘As Kingfishers Catch … Continue reading John Carey, A Little History of Poetry →

It’s funny when you watch a sci-fi movie, because sometimes there is a prop which just seems a little out of place, usually because something doesn’t mesh with how it’s been built. Yes, I know, it’s only a movie – but sometimes it’s the little things that matter. In Star Wars The Force Awakens there is a poster with Rey holding her staff, and there in plain sight is a …

Segundo que año que hago recopilatorio. Me gusta mucho consumir este tipo de contenido en cualquier formato, así que me parece una buena idea ofrecerlo yo también. Y es de gran ayuda para recordar lo que has leído y la impresión general que te ha dejado. Este año he leído 43 libros. Es una dato, no le doy mucha importancia, porque no es lo mismo leer libro de 1000 páginas …

I've been invited to guest over at the excellent Indie Tsushin, so you can find my latest post over there. I wrote about iTA-Choco Systems's excellently strange Rodem the Wild (Yaken Rodem, 野犬ロデム).

Steffen Glacier calved off the Z group of icebergs at start of December following on a March prodution of X and Y bergs and a December-February 2023/24 breakoff of A,B,C. The Z icebergs have an area of 3 km2, false color Sentinel image. Steffen Glacier is the largest south flowing outlet of the 4000 km2 Northern Patagonia Icefield (NPI). On December Dec. 6, 2023 the terminus tongue has a narrow …

I ticked over 15 years as a marriage celebrant this year and I’ve realised I’d grown complacent. I’m reminded of wisdom around complacency by a former employee of a formerly massive computer company whose lunch has been eaten by the current first and second biggest companies in the world by market cap. Former Intel CEO, chairman, and employee number three, Andy Grove, in his autobiography Only the Paranoid Survive wrote: …

Busting out of nowhere in 1977 with his debut novel from Dell, John Saul had success immediately, watching as Suffer the Children hit the bestseller charts and sold millions of copies, thanks to an easy-to-remember name and a first-ever tv commercial ad campaign. Saul wrote his books fast, like in a month, so the publisher was always happy to have a new paperback original from him every year.

Housekeeping to Room 501 (USD$9.99) by taxicomics and Catladygames Note: I received a copy of this game for free. Tidy rooms in sinister hotel while discovering its secrets. A compelling simulator with spooks that inspire dread and never feel cheap. Buy on Steam for USD$9.99 The post Housekeeping to Room 501 appeared first on Weird Fucking Games.