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We’re brought up to say that the dual concept of injection is surjection, and of course there’s a perfectly good reason for this. The monics in the category of sets are the injections, the epics are the surjections, and monics and epics are dual concepts in the usual categorical sense. But there’s another way of looking at things, which gives a different answer to the question “what is the dual …

Saturday 4th January 2025 Boo! The eleventh year of BRAPA begins in the Black Country, as the cold snap returned to the UK and my authentic woollen Icelandic hat (which I don't like to keep mentioning) was forced to save the day once again. York to Brum New Street for something incredible like £32 suggested that people just don't travel in January, a blissfully quiet carriage, just the hardcore and …

‘At times I would be in tears seeing what these families have to face. But this was a gorgeous day during a weekend jaunt to the countryside’Defying the Myth is a project about three different families headed by single mothers who are the primary carers of children living with disabilities. I wanted to shine a light on these intelligent, courageous women, and how this role affects their day-to-day – and …

My son, aged 13, was given this question for his homework recently. As someone (me!) having worked on the web professionally since 1999, I felt a connection to this particular bit of homework. Obviously we clashed (homework sucks, both for kids, parents and teachers) - but I thought it would be a good exercise for me to try to answer. I will add that I don't consider myself the authority …

A Touch of EternityOut 16th December on Loud Rage Music (originally released in 1997) Given the reserved, no thrills demeanour of my native North of England, it’s always puzzled me that a variant of overtly emotive, randy, flamboyant death metal bubbled up here in the early 1990s. The drab poise of the Peaceville bands certainly made for a neat counterweight to their Earache peers, even as they shared stages, scenes, …

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Hmmm. I’ve now seen this morning’s newsletter on both my phone and my desktop. For some reason the system decided to reserve most of the images in the gallery for the Skookworks website. Sorry about that. If you’d like to see all the colorful pictures, please click on this link. If you’re already reading this on the website – Hi!The post A Note on the January first appeared on Skookworks.com.

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OMG, this is such great news! My favorite newsletter Sidebar is back from its break. Designer Fabricio Teixeira is taking over the duties. He explains the spirit of Sidebar: Sidebar has always felt different. It has advocated for a healthier web ecosystem and has always prioritized links pointing to small, curated digital gardens around the web. Links that come from the makers and doers out there. Sidebar was a signal …

The Existential Cubicle What am I doing here? Is this all to life? These thoughts occasionally cross my mind as I sit in my work cubicle. Struggling with the daily routine of work and family life, my mind tends to wander off toward fantasy. I think part of it stems from a desire to escape my mundane situation. Reading fantasy allows me to attain that escapism while remaining in the …

War Horse (Tour)New Victoria TheatreWar Horse returns to the stage with all the emotional resonance and technical mastery that have solidified its place as an iconic theatrical experience. Directed by Tom Morris, with revival direction by Katie Henry, this production feels especially poignant in today’s world, where themes of resilience, connection, and hope resonate more profoundly than ever.The centrepiece of this production is the breathtaking puppetry, crafted by the visionary …

BRIAN AUGER – Support the making of a documentary of genre-bending and groundbreaking Hammond organist Brian Auger. [row-start] [half] [/half] [half] [/half] [row-end] A movie about Brian Auger? Yes please! Filmmaker Alfred George Bailey and Auger’s creative and business manager Greg Boraman have started a crowdfunding campaign for I Speak Music, a documentary film about Auger, trailblazing Hammond organist that came up in the swinging sixties in London and went …

A mere two months after Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire, a second DC/Marvel crossover featuring the two characters hit the stands, this one featuring the actual Batman, Bruce Wayne, rather than his temporary fill-in, Jean-Paul Valley. I thought it was the better of the two comics, and not simply because of the fact that it was what a reader might expect from a crossover of the two characters. The creative team …

by Siobhan Carroll Professor Siobhan Carroll recounts her disappointment watching the contentious Star Trek: Voyager character Chakotay, and describes how the missed opportunity he represents helped inspire “In the Splinterlands the Crows Fly Blind,” her story from our [January/February issue, on sale now!] The roots of “In the Splinterlands…” can be traced to my youthful hobby of Getting Mad at TV Shows. Specifically, it can be traced to 1995, and …