Hotel Pennsylvania and Other New York Stories
"The Hotel Pennsylvania hosted the world’s first Star Trek convention in 1972, although that was later retconned to 1997 by JJ Abrams." Once upon a time I took my dear oul Irish ma to New York City...
Philippe Druillet Comics in English
Philippe Druillet is a French comics legend. Here's a guide to his books that are currently available in English.
Marvel vs DC: a Secret War in Crisis
A brief history of superhero sectarianism and the never-ending conflict between Marvel and DC fans. Contains jokes.
19 of the West Midlands’ sauciest streets
They say you can't draw a straight line through a map of Birmingham and the West Midlands without, well, crossing a line. Here's the proof.
Benched – extract from a one-act play
Recently-dumped Danny gets unsolicited relationship advice from an uncouth park bench
The John Munch Cinematic Universe
Meet John Munch, the veteran TV cop who moonlights as the focal point of a vast, MCU-like fictional universe
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Pac-Man
Can problematic Lovecraftian glutton P.A.C. Mann (Esq) survive on Mouthfuls of Madness?
Moebius: Tangled up in Blueberry
Meet Mike S. Blueberry, Jean 'Moebius' Giraud's criminally underrated Western comics hero
Alejandro Jodorowsky: A ‘Jodoverse’ Comics Reading Guide
An overview of Alejandro Jodorowsky's magnificently insane 'Jodoverse' comics
Gig of My Life: Tom Waits, Grand Rex Paris, 29th May 2000
Somewhere between the dawn of this century and the tail-end of the last I went to see Tom Waits in Paris. It's still the best gig I've ever been to.
Peaky Blinders, Teethy Whiteners and Other Old English Gangs
TV smash Peaky Blinders could open the floodgates to other old English street gangs like the Cheesy Rollers, the Teethy Whiteners and the Streaky Bakers
Christopher Lee to the Sixth Degree
Forget Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon - Christopher Lee was the real Centre of the Hollywood Universe, a Prince of Darkness who almost became a Prince of Comedy