Terrific article by Mark Morris on some bits and bobs of contemporary art. He nails the easy / hard / hard / easy issue which seems to lie somewhere near the bottom of many ill-informed critiques of art now, including a glorious swipe at anyone who t[…]

For any of you who missed the Freaky Trigger Christmas Party yesterday, not only did you miss a cracking good time but you missed my Nuclear War Set which (from memory) ran as follows. Note real actual Doomsday at end.
ELECTRIC SIX – “Nuc[…]

But often find myself lacking the basic knowledge to help me understand infinity. So, I turn to children’s books! Currently I have The Number Devil on rotation. But what does Amazon recommend to me? Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi – M[…]

Double retro as I blog a link to an essay about The Changes (the 1975 kids telly drama) on Robin Carmody’s Elidor that was put up over a year ago. Sorry to Robin for not checking his site often enough ”I remember he e-mailed me a while ba[…]

THE ADVENT CALENDAR OF ALCOHOL – 9th December (8%-9%): Duvel
It was February, it was cold, it was a Publog unDiplomatic five-headed fact-finding mission to Brussels. It was that key landmark birthday for the vinyl obsessive: I was turning 33 an[…]

THE ADVENT CALENDAR OF ALCOHOL – 8th December (7%-8%): Guinness Foreign Extra Stout
I have been a fan of Guinness pretty much since I’ve been drinking. In the mid ’80s it had yet to achieve the kind of dominance it has now, and it w[…]

I am not sure if I have ever seen a film as inconsequential as Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World. I have certainly never seen a film as inconsequential with such a long title. At the start of the film we are told that it is some time du[…]

An experiment to detect the effects of using girly moisturiser on a man’s face
Diagram and Apparatus
MethodI will be applying girly moisturiser to ONE HALF OF MY FACE. Which half (left/right) is only known to 2 people. I have devised a proper d[…]

Bookslut: Less racy than the name suggests, a good book-centric blog, strong on links.[…]

THE ADVENT CALENDAR OF ALCOHOL – 7th December (6%- 7%): Brothers’ Bar Perry
Every kind of intoxicant is for sale illegally or legally at the Glastonbury Festival. The three day home of hippies is the place to get off your tits on speed, […]