I always look forward to the end of films. Not because I don’t like films, but because I do. Because I love everything about them. And whether the film is good or bad, something that can always be relied upon to amuse and amaze are the names in the credits. Especially if they’re predominantly Americans. [...]

If I wrote TV dramas, there’s one thing I would very much like to do. I would like to get a job writing Midsomer Murders (for example), and create a scene with the following dialogue: PASSER-BY Excuse me? INSPECTOR BARNABY Yes PASSER-BY Did you used to live in Jersey? INSPECTOR BARNABY No, no I’m afraid [...]

The world as we know it has changed a lot over time. Today, it’s a marriage of technology, industry, history and nature and while it’s easy to focus on the positives that such a flourishing world offers, it’s sobering to remember what is being lost… Bear 71 is an interactive documentary about a Grizzly Bear [...]

I love look-a-likes. Largely because, in almost every case, they’re a bit crap. And I like things that are a bit crap. Well, unimportant things anyway. But never have I seen a look-a-like quite as poor as the winner of the Kilkenny based competition to find a George Clooney look-a-like. Before you click through to [...]

There’s a fantastic blog I don’t spend enough time reading. It’s called Letters of Note. The premise is simple: to uncover amazing written artefacts from throughout history that bring to life hidden corners of the world. A particular favourite of mine is a letter sent early in his career by David Bowie to a fan. [...]

In 1986, The Scilly Isles – the beautiful flecks of Britain that lie beyond Land’s End – were finally allowed to relax. Why you ask? Because for the previous 335 years the islands had officially been at war with Holland. Don’t worry if you didn’t notice; no casualties were caused by the war, and there [...]

The world is a vast canvas, full of places that remain untouched by man. But there are also many places that were once bustling with activity and now lie silent, devoid of the life that brought them into being in the first place. The theatres and cinemas who’ve run their final shows, the abandoned building projects, and [...]

The opinions and thoughts of people are fascinating. From the high level ideas of Aristotle or Kant, to the throwaway comments of Saturday night TV critics, we all enjoy a wallow in the insightful, the shocking and the absurd. But nothing illustrates the strange recesses of the human mind better than a brilliant trawl through [...]

Simply awesome work from Dan Tague. Dollar bills revealing hidden messages. Beautiful. Simple. Via the ever wonderful Quipsologies.