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JW LEES MOONRAKER, 7.5%
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JW LEES MOONRAKER, 7.5%
It’s theer mon, rake it eawt ~
This pint kills fascists (unsure if it can shut up mayors of London).[…]

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What I Did In The Holidays
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What I Did In The Holidays
Well, I’ve now held a copy in my hand so I’m finally prepared to believe it really exists. Not sure when the official publication date is (tomorrow according to the publisher, “not yet” according to[…]

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sooner is better than later
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“sooner is better than later”
when i proposed joan of arc: the messenger for the FT Top 100 i had actually only seen the first half, and wouldn’t have wanted to expand much except to say how peerlessly* FAB this half is: OK now i&#[…]

Underwater Gnome Threat ‘Returns’
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Underwater Gnome Threat ‘Returns’: shudder.
(Filed under ‘when art installations attack’)[…]

the science of (in around and about) storytelling
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the science of (in around and about) storytelling
if you tell a story and it has a particular effect on you and the ppl you’re telling it to, and you tell it often and the effect is easily and obviously repeatable, as well as useful and benefi[…]

Superheroes and Philosophy
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Superheroes and Philosophy: how you react to this project will depend on how you react to a sentence like:
Tom Morris is the most active public philosopher of our day, and is author of sixteen previous books, including Philosophy for Dummies, The Art[…]

Popjustice are usually right
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Popjustice are usually right, but this surprised me. I downloaded it yesterday after a tip-off on Dirrrty Pop and thought it was bloody awful (The Alcazar track is a bit ripe too. I like one of the ballads best, because I’m an old man). “[…]

2000AD-tastic!
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2000AD-tastic!
While the current version can only raise the alarm, it could be adapted to corner an intruder and neutralise them with a disintegrator if the customer wanted, Mr Hulth added.[…]

GF Watts
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GF Watts
Among the green waves of the North Downs and straight outta the tiny village of Compton is the GF Watts Gallery. No more than a coaching post between Guildford and Godalming, it is a quiet rural place with an extraordinary gallery. ‘Ce[…]

So I finally got around to playing
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So I finally got around to playing Human After All (still haven’t dared approach the huge ILM thread!) and, well, it’s alright. What lets them down is their workrate – if this had been a side project, Daft Punk Explores The Wonders […]

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