Thomas Rigby
Thomas Rigby
Thomas Rigby
A Gen-X/Millennial cusp (Xennial), I'm old enough to remember life before the internet but not (quite) old enough to have seen Nirvana live. Or, as my wife puts it, I adapt to technology like a Millennial but get angry about it like a Boomer.
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A year ago, I tested the responses from Google's Vision API using a tool called They See Your Photos which showed Google's analysis was riddled with inaccuracies and weird judgements. I ran another experiment this year to see what, if...
Following the rules of sequels, this follow-up to 2022's "Haul Out The Holly" ramps up the Christmas and shows the student becomes the master by introducing a nemesis for Lacey Chabert's character who I'm still annoyed isn't called...
Hallmark hit another homerun1 with this heartwarming Christmas romantic comedy. Lacey Chabert and a guy who isn't a Baldwin but looks very like a Baldwin star in this tale as old as time: she is not a fan of Christmas, he loves it. Will...
"O Come All Ye Faithful" by Bad Religion Back when I was a naughty little boy dragged along to Midnight Mass, this is how I'd sing along to the hymns; at least, I thought I sounded all clever and punk like Greg Graffin but I probably...
1st December - 7th December There's no real idea of "winding down for Christmas" where I work. Clients release budget and work ramps up towards pre-break deliverables. This is the long way of saying I've been busy! I had my annual...
"Hating you for Christmas" by Everclear Shimmering along in that "post-Grunge" era that didn't seem to take off so much, Everclear had some absolute tunes. Weird flex to go Christmassy but I'm not mad at it! Thanks for reading this post...
"Is this Christmas?" by The Wombats Scouse jangly indie that is considerably less serious than most scouse jangly indie, The Wombats can definitely put out a good tune and this original ode to Chrimbo hits all the hallmarks of their...
"Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)" by The Darkness Dismissed as a joke, The Darkness are actually a bunch of extremely talented folks with an ear for a banging tune. This is no exception. Thanks for reading this post via RSS! Let...
Retro Bar in Manchester has closed. I wasn't the most regular bar fly but it was a constant venue in my decades living in Manchester; known for a decent club night or two and as a cracking venue for seeing bands of a certain...
"I Want an Alien for Christmas" by Fountains of Wayne Twee but not saccharine, this ode to an imaginary interstellar Christmas gift drips with childhood fantasy and earnest awe. Thanks for reading this post via RSS! Let me know your...
"Do they know it's Christmas?" Far (feat. Chino Moreno and Grady Avenell) A bunch of Sacramento bands put out a Christmas covers album to support a school music program and inadvertently created the greatest version of this song — mostly...
I have a kettle that allows for different temperature hot water; 70°, 80°, 90°, or the traditional 100°C. I like to use the 70°C to make coffee so it's immediately drinkable but still hot and doesn't burn the grounds leaving a bitter...
"All I Want for Christmas is You" by My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance are exactly the right sort of outlandish camp emo for this cover. Who else could do Mariah justice?! Thanks for reading this post via RSS! Let me know your...
About a third of the way into this film I realised two very important things; 1) this isn't a Christmas Film and 2) that guy is not James McAvoy. The absolute worst kind of cosplay Irish stereotype –how Americans think Ireland is–...
Happy December! Here are a few photos from my phone from the last month with neither rhyme nor reason to the theme. Thanks for reading this post via RSS! Let me know your thoughts by sending me an email: rss@thomasrigby.com.