“Near a tree by a river, there’s a hole in the ground..”

Finally made it to the arts/media monthly event which this month presented 80’s pop star Nik Kershaw and Bond composer David Arnold. Nik Kershaw is looking a little bit Gary Glitter with his tinted specs and Goatee, but does look pretty spry, and was sporting a quite tidy, super-short, mohican style hair-do. Funniest moment was … Read more

I learned to speak to an Octopus

At an older address, I used to get Scientologist DVDs in the post for someone who’d long left, so I’ve watched one, or as much of it as I could tolerate. I’d also purposely leave the bizzarre magazine in the shared loo, although no one ever mentioned it. Anyway, this film is an accurate parody, … Read more

TV roundup and WIRESPOTTING special

It’s the new “Fall” season and I’ve been sampling some of the new shows and the new seasons of old favourites. I really do value tips regarding what’s out there, so if you’re onto something you think I might enjoy, please do drop me note! Also included in this blog is WIRESPOTTING in celebration of … Read more

Feed me, Seymour.

Actually they are the suckers that line the arms of a squid, helping it to grasp its prey. Photo artificially coloured from an electron microscope. More at the Ars Technica article about a Science visualisation prize