Public Speaking and the Monoform
Nov 27, 2018
Maggie Mae Fish’s analysis of the fascism in Fight Club contains multitudes and is well worth your time if you’re interesting in how what seemed
Debating Fascism and Understanding Mogg
Nov 10, 2018
Two articles that could be considered related that I wanted to write about at slightly longer length than the usual Sunday Reads. I remember in the
Sunday Reads
Nov 3, 2018
Greenhouses in Southern Spain by Jay Owens, my go-to for explaining cultural stuff that makes me feel old, and she does it in such a wonderful way.
Bunny Butt Master
Oct 25, 2018
So I continue to go to the Fat Fluffs rabbit sanctuary on a Wednesday morning when I can, which is about 3-4 times a month. Officially Fi and I take
Sunday Reads
Oct 21, 2018
Usually every fortnight, but this one’s a week late because, yes, new job but also my mum came to visit and, hey, priorities people. Rege’s style
Mental Labour Scars
Oct 20, 2018
During a presentation by Michael Lightborne I tonight I was struck by a couple of things he mentioned to illustrate a broader point he was making
The Revolution will be Laminated
Oct 20, 2018
The other day I was making signs at Loaf and Nancy asked if I wanted to laminate them. God, no, I said. Of course not. These are “proper” signs, and
Sunday Reads
Sep 29, 2018
I think there’s a thread to be found in this fortnight’s selection of medium-long-form articles and essays for you to engage with on a lazy Sunday.
Sunday Reads
Sep 16, 2018
Feels like a light bunch of reads this fortnight. Maybe because of the new job I haven’t been deep-diving so much, but maybe this is a good thing.
Lindsay Ellis on YouTube, on Manufacturing Authenticity on YouTube
Sep 12, 2018
I discovered Lindsay Ellis a few months ago as this person who does deep-dive video essays on nerdy subjects in a way that isn’t shite and have
The danger of meaning
Sep 3, 2018
I would comfortably say that I'm often searching for meaning in things. This feels like a good thing to do, to not accept face values but to prod
Pretty Trauma
Sep 3, 2018
With some trepidation I watched the first episode of season two of The Handmaids Tale the other night. The first season had been very good but I'd
Sunday Reads
Sep 2, 2018
A currently biweekly digest of longer-form writings and the occasional video I would like to commend to you for a lazy Sunday morning. This
Chamberlain Clock
Sep 1, 2018
On a number of Birmingham's traffic islands you'll find these iron clocks painted green. They're total heritage but because they often have no
ForceNav
Aug 28, 2018
Because I only learned to drive a few years ago I've never driven to a new place outside my neighbourhood without some kind of satellite
The Black Menagerie
Aug 27, 2018
I'm a sucker for a metaphor, especially when it comes with an unnecessarily overblown title, so I was delighted to come across the Menagerie of
JFDI broke the world
Aug 25, 2018
Back in the old social media optimism days the acronym JFDI was popular, especially amongst those advocating for a more liberal adoption of online
Storing electricity in gravity
Aug 22, 2018
Kottke brings news of a novel way to store electricity for later use using cranes and concrete blocks. During times of excess solar/hydro/wind
I now work at Loaf
Aug 22, 2018
I've taken a fixed-hours salaried job at Loaf bakery and cookery school in Stirchley. If you've been following me for a decade or so you'll know
Slomo Bees
Aug 21, 2018
One of the plots on Fiona's allotment has bee hives, so naturally I filmed them at 240fps.
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