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I'm not sure if I'm skiving or just taking a bit of time out!Yesterday, I was a victim of funky lateness twice in one go: things that are supposed to begin at a certain time and don't seem to be part of social life. I didn't mind though....
If you want to discover the best spots nearby to watch the sunset, then you need the Sunset Atlas. Choosing a good local spot to watch the sun disappear below the horizon can involve a fair amount of trial and error. Sunset Atlas takes...
For the best part of three decades, any idiot could make money in UK property. And, for a while, this one certainly did. September 2025 Agent: “It’s rent review time. The current rent is £740 pcm. We’re proposing £850.” Me: “No. I really...
From the office of Prof. Neville Morley, Supreme Plenipotentiary, Überboss and Vice-Chancellor of Ex University, Earth 2: Your ever-caring and responsive senior management team has heard your pathetic whining about the Why On Earth...
Well, it’s gone quiet around here again. The Euro-branch of the clan has moved to the other end of the lake before taking the skies and heading home. But first they took in a game Wednesday between the Jays and the Sox, as illustrated....
Women of Music Volume 23 Ann-Marget on cover tracklistAnn-Margret - Dance With Me Henry.mp3 Beti Webb - Tic Toc.mp3 Bonnie Tyler - Those Were The Days.mp3 Carmen Taylor - Ooh I.mp3 Cindy Carson - Just As I Am.mp3 Jane Morgan - Girl Named...
I’m trying something new. Every so often a software developer reaches out to tell me about a new app they’ve built for film photographers. They’re invariably a film photographer themselves, and they built an app they wanted for...
In the late 1930s comparisons were often made between new art and ancient landscapes. In British Art: Ancient Landscapes Sam Smiles cites an essay by John Piper which refers to the work of Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore, who 'has landed us...
Looking across from my train at Blackfriars Station, down along the Thames to the silhouette of Tower Bridge and the city around it, already in the early morning beginning to bake in another heatwave at the end of a completely rainless...
We had a partial solar eclipse in the UK yesterday, about 80% of the sun was obscured by the moon at about 7pm. It was really cool. My youngest kid - now in his mid 20s - was with me in front of the house as I held up two pieces of card...
It wouldn’t be Blaugust without a bit of blogging about blogging, so let’s do a little tour of my setup. I appreciate this may not be to everyone’s taste. Physical stuff Desk My desk looks like this: It's not usually this tidy The...
Since I wrote about my fly30 ice skates, I'd continued to battle pain around the navicular bone in my feet. The action that seems to have finally fixed it was to perform a "punch out": a very localized remoulding of the area of the boot...
A good title can carry a show a surprisingly long way.The Spectacular Vermin Sisters: Taking Back What’s Ratfully Ours arrives with one of the Fringe’s best. It promises showgirls, rats, sibling rivalry and the sort of feverish cabaret...
Some comedy arrives dressed in sophistication. Nuns! bursts through the convent doors wearing a fake beard, a questionable habit and the sort of manic energy usually associated with children who’ve consumed too much birthday cake. Thank...
Christmas is supposed to be a season of goodwill. In Steak Out, it feels more like a freezer left slightly ajar: cold, chaotic and full of things slowly going bad.Ruaraidh Murray’s dark comedy follows an Edinburgh family attempting an...