The club sucks but so does staying in forever. As a teenager, one of my friends threw a murder mystery party annually for her birthday. We’d be assigned characters and all get together in costume, eat food, and play pretend. Those days were always delightful, and I’m gratified to see that halfway across the world... Continue Reading →
Scotland: A Digest
Travelogues from the UK.
Sell Me Up The River
The difference between this kind of backstabbing and other ways of being exploited.
Lessons from Sherlock Holmes: the PhD student way to combat imposter syndrome
A PhD is something like a good mystery story: the aim is to show the world you see something the rest of us don't. Let's look at the method common between mysteries and PhDs.
Essential Gig Etiquette Tips for Concertgoers
It was my great joy to see Ms Rebecca Black live last week when she brought her Salvation tour to London. I've been so glad to see her reach her potential, and I bought the ticket mainly to support an indie artist, since I'm really much too old to be heading to the club on... Continue Reading →
Lisbon: A Digest
Four days is enough to see Lisbon well. Here is the Late Romantic dot com guide to this city break.
Algorithmic Complacency and Me
Technology Connections named a modern phenomenon; I too am trying to combat it.
How To Study – tips, hacks, suggestions, advice for academic success
The method of studying is probably harder than the content, and I've got some ways of making it easier.
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.
Poetry 101:2 – Emphasise
Welcome to Poetry 101! The revision podcast that teaches you how, why, and where you already know it from. Every episode we are take a poem your teacher might give you and a song you probably know and investigate a literary technique, so that next time you have an exam or an essay you’re prepared.... Continue Reading →
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