Hunter S Thompson 1937 – 2005, And Barbecues

Well waddya know. He went and shot himself. It made it into the Today program on Radio 4 in a minor way (“writer dies”), but the reaction on the net has been immense. Take Metafilter, for example. 240+ comments! It’s weird. I was at a barbecue on Saturday where the birthday boy (hope you had… Continue reading Hunter S Thompson 1937 – 2005, And Barbecues

Ishkurs Guide to Electronic Music

If you’ve ever wondered what all the different genres and subgenres of house, techno, noizecore(!) etc sounded like, and how they link to other genres of music as a whole, this Guide to Electronic Dance Music should answer your questions. This Macromedia Flash application has been recently updated with tutorial about the origins of the… Continue reading Ishkurs Guide to Electronic Music

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Otaku Creatrix Plus X Zero

Jennifer Diane Reitz creates some of the most fascinating and though-provoking comic book art around. I started reading her wonderful pixel-drawn series Unicorn Jelly in late 2001, and the whole concept really gripped me. I found myself starting from the beginning and getting no work done. Apart from the fantastical characters and RPG-like faction– based… Continue reading Otaku Creatrix Plus X Zero

Stop European Software Patents!

They’ve been stopped once, thank goodness, but it’s not over yet. European Software Patents would stifle innovation, competition, and put an end to choice in the market. They are wide open to abuse by large corporations, only interested in stamping out competition. Basically, whether you understand the issue 100% or not, it would be great… Continue reading Stop European Software Patents!

Gold Star For Effort

What does the hotel star system mean? Where is it defined? A while back, in Edinburgh, I stayed in two hotels, opposite each other, both with the same number of stars. So, they both had en-suite, coffee & tea, TV etc. One had a faux-marble bathroom with power shower, sweeping red-carpeted stairs, and hot chocolate… Continue reading Gold Star For Effort

After Show Party Sonnetry

At the Carlton’s after show parties, we do a secret-santa-style oscars ceremony, with each gift accompanied by a poem. I was digging through some old papers the other day and found this, the poem written for me after I played Benedick in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. You can see the sort of level we operate… Continue reading After Show Party Sonnetry