No more pop generation gap, claims this survey by Pew Internet. “There’s now broad agreement across the generations about one realm of American culture that had been an intense battlefield in the 1960s: the music.” (more…)[…]

Coco Avant (Before) Chanel is not an arthouse movie. Its FRENCH. Its a very pretty period piece which purports to tell the tale of Coco Chanel up until the bit where she started designing clothes, ie before the INTERESTING bit of her life. Even the t[…]

The lyrics from “Two Tribes” as Jack Kirby next-issue boxes, by Al Ewing from a concept by me. More here[…]

Sorry, two unrepentantly good cheeses here; a squishy sweet old brie, and an intensely salty blue. (more…)[…]

So I had enough to drink that going to see GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra seemed like a good idea. And it was, bangs, ‘spolsions, comedy sidekicks to dull pretty boy action. All was present in this ridiculous live action remake of Team America: Worl[…]

One of my dreams last night apparently included the song “Ripple” by the Grateful Dead.
How do I know this?
Because I Googled the lyrics IN MY DREAM.
Yes.
And … every result was an incorrect transcription, or a different version of[…]

The thing about silent comedy is that it is sort of defined by the silence. The physical prowess of the performers, the choreography and timing is often overlooked because it seems an awful lot of work to throw into something that is quite so silly. […]

It’s the time of year when i say: Come and see HIBBETT in Edinburgh! If you’re lucky, you might even see a SPACE DINOSAUR wandering up and down the Royal Mile (hint: it is ME).
AH-OO AH-OO AH-OO
We’ve even got a trailer this year: ([…]

Due to my impending trip to Edinburgh (of which more later), I managed to persuade a hardy bunch of FT regulars to accompany me to the GBBF for the opening public session last night, and it was a JOY in comparison to recent Friday visits. Reader, we[…]

Testing conditions: To properly work up an appetite we cycled to Brighton and had a stroll along the pier before catching the train back to London. Both of these cheeses were eaten on sourdough bread and accompanied with red wine.
Mystery raw goats c[…]