I’ve just ‘read’ the Time magazine. And its all about ‘how to be a man’. I know how to be a man. I may not act like one but I know what’s required. I’ve been aware since I first saw the original True Grit movie with John Wayne. Fill her hands ya sunnovabitch. That’s how – Read More-
I love a bit of urban redevelopment, just like the next man. And its all the better if the planners use what’s available and add to it rather than the Berlin Method of bombing the place to dust and building a modernesque nightmare. SoHo in New York is a prime example of how ya do – Read More-
Today is the first ‘day’ of Chanukah, the Festival of Lights. Yippee. It actually started last night while I was out, kind’a caught me by surprise. So we lit our candle (singular; only one on the first night, increasing by approximately one more every day for 8 days… or 8 ‘nights-before-the-days’ really). And chanukah is – Read More-
In days of old, b4 txts & emls ruined the entire language, before the ‘digital age’, I was a well-analogue kind of guy and I actually used to write letters. There’s a surprise eh? Opinionated bastard voices opinions. Plus ca change… I was angry of NW11. Before that I was disgruntled of E18. Pissed off – Read More-
Doctor Who is 50 years old this week. Not the Doctor himself; he’s as ancient or young as the producers of the time decide, but the series. When it came out I was 7. And really excited about its arrival. Mainly because ‘back then’ there were only 2 tv stations and they only transmitted from – Read More-
No one died the world survived the trees are still there the weather’s even quite fair. Its only football. Children still happy politicians still crappy same sights as old jolly tales being told Its only football. Goods are still being trucked the economy’s still fucked In Iran we may trust (as it all turns to – Read More-
I love a bit of atheism, God knows, I really do. And yet, it can go too far. Like Richard Dawkins, who holds every ‘believer’ in total contempt and basically accuses them of being completely moronic, stupid, blind and dim if they adhere to some formulaic set of rituals known as ‘religion’. There again he’s – Read More-
Ok, we’ve done without football for long enough. It feels like fucking July round here. Ok, its a bit colder, nights a bit earlier, mornings a bit bleaker, frost a bit thicker, but the lack of proper football is interminable and awful. How can they do that? WHY can they do that?? Its abuse. It – Read More-
What’s the purpose of a Mayor? What are they for? What do they do? What’s their raison d’etre?? Their alleged role is to represent the city to which they do their mayoring, to act as figurehead, spokesperson, head of the city council and mouthpiece for that entire metropolis. And all who sail in it. Ken – Read More-
What a revelation; what a story; what a life-changing, history-understanding, game-changing event of monumental… Well, of monuments. Stonehenge is in the news again. As it is at least once every thousand years or so. Because they’ve discovered something really important. The stones, those fucking massive mega-rocks which make up the site, were originally thought to – Read More-