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“Ghostland: In Search of a Haunted Country” is an excellent, genre-blending book, that brings together nature and travel writing, literary and cultural history, exploration of the supernatural, plus the added element of memoir. It’s filled with the sense of love, wonder, and appreciation for England’s landscapes and the ghostly tales that quietly echo through its forests, hills and moors.

I discussed Labour’s economic policy agenda on the Politics Theory Other podcast.

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Has it really been over two decades since THE PRINCE & ME (2004) was first released in theaters?!This delightful romance, which spawned a trio of sequels -- albeit with a different lead actress -- was released on Blu-ray this past fall, and I was glad to have a chance to revisit the movie after many years via this review.Luke Mably plays Crown Prince Edward of Denmark, a bored and somewhat …

This one speaks for itself: The lawyers, of course, complied (and split the bill). Is this the first time such an order has been issued? Nope. See “Order Granting Motion to Compel Lunch” (Aug. 4, 2006). Bonus points to both judges for making sure the lawyers tipped their servers.

If you’re building a new Python web app these days, there’s a good chance you’re using FastAPI. There are a lot of features that make FastAPI easy to get started with. There are also a lot of nuances that take a while to understand. One feature I’ve been untangling is the way FastAPI manages calls to API routes via decorated path parameters. The new year is a perfect time to …

At a play group we attended recently for queer families with little kids, we were asked to fill out a new form for participant tracking by the host organization. Beyond some basic demographic questions you've probably been asked before, one question asked: how does your child describe their gender? For the new baby, we simply wrote: baby. But, we have never thought to ask our three year old this, so …

On the extent, causes, and lessons of the disaster, in my latest article at Postliberal Order.

“Seattle AM General trolleybus downtown, 1986” by Steve Morgan is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Ridership-based route productivity measurements—those which compare a route’s average number of riders to its cost of operation—are common within transit planning. Unproductive routes will be the first considered for elimination when funding is tight. Those that perform well may merit additional service when the budget supports expansion. I have previously argued that ridership-based measurements are, …

One week at Number One from w/e 19th March 1983The early eighties indie charts show another unexpected burst of volatility which propels the weeks old "Fatman" back to the top of the chart for one week. Let's take a look at what's going on lower down, shall we?New Entries10. Action Pact - People EP (Fallout)Peak position: 10Hard-edged female fronted punk outfit from the modestly populated village of Stanwell in Surrey. …

TV In the past couple of weeks the latest series of Lucy Worsley Investigates has been released on BBC Two and the iPlayer. Not knowing what to expect, I headed into the first series, starting with The Witch Hunts and was struck once again with Worsley's ability to present difficult subjects with intellectual rigour but in an inclusive style that doesn't patronise the viewer. Until recently, every morning I'd watch …

Anthology for Books, Geneseo, IL(Like The Indie Bob Spot on Facebook and follow The Indie Bob Spot on X)Anthology for Books has been open for almost 5 months and I don’t know how they could've got off to a better start. It has been 20+ years since Geneseo had a bookstore and the enthusiasm for Anthology for Books has been off the charts since the day of the grand opening …

Hello friends! This post is here to help give you some ideas about how you might participate in this month’s Brassicas and Root Vegetables Community Canning Challenge. If you missed the introductory post last week, you can find it here. Sign up to participate using this form, and join me over at Substack (all challenge related posts will be entirely free) or our Facebook group for topic discussions. On the …

The T+A PA 3100 HV is a fully German made integrated amplifier for high end audio HiFi systems. Is this the worlds best integrated amp? Read my thoughts! [...] The post The T+A PA 3100 HV Integrated Amplifier Review. Worlds Best? first appeared on Steve Huff Hi-Fi and Photo.

I am continuing my reread of Rex Stout's novellas. "Die Like a Dog" is a 66-page novella in the Nero Wolfe series. It is one of three stories in Three Witnesses, published in 1957. I have featured some of my favorite novellas by Stout in previous posts in the last year. However, this story might be my absolute favorite of Nero Wolfe stories in shorter format.It is unusual because it …