Recently updated blogs

WowHaus 1930s art deco house in Taunton, Somerset 1930s art deco house in Taunton, Somerset (image credit: Robert Cooney) This 1930s art deco house in Taunton, Somerset, is the best renovation project I have seen for quite some time. (image credit: Robert Cooney) Because 1930s houses in largely original condition just don’t come up very often these days. And especially 1930s houses with architectural merit, which is what we are …

Hove is a very acceptable place to spend a day. I was last in the area when visiting the Urchin, a seafood-specialist gastropub and microbrewery (I bet there aren't too many of them around) which made the (pretty easy actually) journey down from Battersea more than worth my while. Since then, I've discovered that we paid way too much for our train tickets (apparently we should have gone Thameslink, not …

Ben Ramanauskas wants to abolish the pensions triple lock. As a longstanding advocate of it, you'd expect me to disagree. And I do, but not violently. Ben proposes replacing the lock with simply raising the state pension in line with average earnings. This has two great merits. One, as Ben says, is that it aligns the interests of pensioners and workers. It tells today's pensioners: "you're in the same boat …

I visited Los Angeles for the first time in February of 2001. I’d passed on previous opportunities to visit because I assumed it would be a place I’d hate. The only things I knew about it was there were lots of earthquakes and fake people. I didn’t work in the movies, had no interest in plastic surgery or fancy cars and generally didn’t think there was anything I’d find interesting …

The Crimea Tavern, Castleford, Yorkshire A distinctive Victorian red-brick pub with an arched frontage, across the road from the River Aire on the north side of the town centre. It has been closed since 2009, and planning permission has now been granted for its demolition.

A cartoon coded in CSS from comiCSS.

The Voyage of Magellan, Interlude: The Mutineers’ Return

In this edition: Green Eyes and the explosion of cryptid festivals Appalachian folk horror Cryptid Media – Folk horror resurgence/British Cryptids Pop Cryptid – Jackalope or nope? Hello and welcome to the 3rd edition of the Pop Cryptid Spectator – my chronicle of observing the changing appearance of and attitudes towards “cryptids” in popular culture. My interest is in exploring the expansion of cryptozoology into a mass cultural phenomenon – …

I saw this interview in 1999, around when "The Straight Story" came out, and it totally changed how I look at/understand art/the world. I am always looking for the eye of the duck.Rest in peace, David Lynch.

Howdy Captain, Thanks for your work and for cat photos. All players in this story are mid 20s. I (call me Emm, she/her) have been in a wonderful, spellbinding relationship with Ell (he/him) for about a year and half now, and we’re getting engaged in a few months! He has gotten along swimmingly with all the people I care about in my life except…I’ve been unable to get May (she/her), …

This month we published To The Cold Land by J.M.K.E., the most legendary punk rock band in Estonia, in our 33 1/3 Europe series. Its author, Brigitta Davidjants, gave us some insight into why she wrote about this album, the connection between punk and political defiance and how we can explore soviet history through music. By Brigitta Davidjants Shortly after Estonia regained independence in 1991, my generation found itself in …

The first Soho Radio show of 2025. JON ‘MOJO’ MILLS goes baroque, plays some excellent new tunes, and throws in some garage-punk, mod-beat and prog to round things out Track list Dave Richmond ‘Baroque Theme’ (B) The Stone Poneys ‘Different Drum’ The Stone Poneyys ‘Evergreen (Pt One)’ The Zombies ‘Care Of Cell 44’ Quiet World Of Lea & John ‘There Is A Moutain’ Sunchariot ‘You’re Lovely’ Barclay James Harvest ‘Galadriel’ …

Copenhagen duo snuggle drop a woozy and mercurial experimental pop gem, with a radiant, clear-eyed, softly anthemic chorus that would've absolutely killed on '90s alternative radio... Continue reading…

Though I own Bois de Violette and the original Dolce Vita, I really only have eyes for Feminité du Bois. I think this is because it is the only one that achieves a perfect balance between sparkle and gloom. God, the opening never fails to rouse me. Have you ever watched a downpour so sudden and violent that the raindrops bounce right back up off the ground? Here, the flirtier, …

I'm beyond honored to say that my playable essay, "individualism in the dead-internet age" is a nominee for this year's Nuovo award at IGF. This means I will be showcasing at GDC!