Sep
01
AUTUMNISM
"September approaching ... I feel I owe myself a brief respite of leisure and no rushing around. I can'
2 min read
Digital Renegade
Aug
30
CAMERA BUFF
Watching Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Camera Buff (1979) in 2025, it’s hard to believe the film is nearly 50 years
1 min read
Aug
29
HEAVEN AND HELL
Indeep once sang, “Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life,” and although my relationship with Kanye West's
2 min read
Aug
27
JAMES BLAND
Maybe I should reserve judgment until the new Bond comes out (which won’t be for a few years yet)
6 min read
Aug
27
KEROUAC AND FLORESTAN
"The opera was Fidelio. ‘What gloom!’ cried the baritone, rising out of the dungeon under a groaning stone. I
1 min read
Aug
24
FIDELIO
Celebrating the 20th wedding anniversary of one of my favourite married couples this weekend, I thought I’d share a
1 min read
Aug
23
WEAPON
Popped into a local bar for a quiet pint before meeting a friend at the cinema to watch Weapons, only
2 min read
Aug
22
BACK TO THE CAVE
Sometimes it feels as though everything in my consciousness has become algorithmic these days. I started Thursday morning listening to
2 min read
Aug
22
CRYSTAL CLEAR
"No man can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to
3 min read
Aug
19
PIKE
"We're gonna need a bigger plate."
I saw a couple of kids fishing near a bridge
2 min read