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The Festival of the Spoken Nerd…

I go to the theatre a lot. And when I say theatre, I mean the building, rather than the art form in the strictest sense. And when I say ‘the’ theatre, it’s not one specific one. It’s lots of them. I’m lucky enough to live a short toddle from The Almeida Theatre and Screen On [...]

Look-a-likes…

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 [...]

Letters of Note…

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. [...]

An island at war…

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 [...]

Abandoned

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 world, in review

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 [...]

The money shot

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

Last week I went to the Edinburgh Fringe…

I go every year. Though was disappointed to find that from the age of 3-6 my parents thought in unecessary to drag me along. However, every other year, whether I recall it or not, I’ve been in Edinburgh in August watching shows, ignoring flyers and enveloping myself in a cloud of brilliance (I’ve become much [...]

Why I love living in London…

When I left the house on Friday morning I had no plans. No tickets for anything. No arrangements made. No hankerings to do anything much. A quiet weekend beckoned, with some light pottering top of the agenda. But then living in London that can easily change. Step 1. Get invited to theatre. 4 tickets to [...]

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Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex from Tom Guilmette on Vimeo.

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