an internet 'month challenge' from the archive.
#MayIRecommend: Explore This Month’s Top Book and Entertainment Picks
Algorithmic Complacency and Me
Technology Connections named a modern phenomenon; I too am trying to combat it.
What would I say to Mark Gatiss if I met him in the street?
A social contract for meeting celebrities, and a review of relating to somebody's work.
Five Towns and Fenton
A poem about seeing somebody you used to know well and being ignored.
In Defence of Gaylor
Taking stan wars seriously 2k23
Social Media Life Hacks
Here are the steps I will be taking to improve my feed and step back from social media - without deleting my accounts.
The ‘Bright Young Things’ Cinematic Universe
In the novels of Evelyn Waugh and Nancy Mitford, the same characters crop up over and over again - whether it’s Bridey (the priggish elder brother from Brideshead Revisited) falling for Adam Symes’ faux fashion hacks in Vile Bodies or Linda Radlett being a minor character in Polly Hampton’s book, the British scene of the... Continue Reading →
Cottagecore as Childhood for Adults
We should turn to the big differences between the way children and adults play to establish where and how we ‘rewild’ ourselves.
An apology to Sarah Millican.
A lesson in the dangers of social media and an acknowledgement of some personal growth that needed doing.
Late Romantic 