Michael Gove-friendly American novels
What are your suggestions..?
Krazy Kat: It Started with a Brick
It was the original Itchy and Scratchy Show, a comic saga of love, bricks and misunderstanding that featured the strangest romantic triangle ever...
The ShatNav: Canadian Ham on the Dashboard
Combining state-of-the-art satellite navigation technology with TVs Captain Kirk - it's the ShatNav.
This is Captain Midlands
Move aside Captain America - here comes Marvel's shield-slinging Brummie, 'Captain Midlands'
The Breakfast Kebab
I try so hard to be creative, but I’m no match for my daughters. Here’s the breakfast kebab, invented this morning by Edie (age 4).
Thanks, […]
Typo Negative
Happy Halloween!
Bob Newhart Therapy
Bob Newhart, you’re a very funny man…
Peaky Blinders (and other Gangs of New Street)
Just watched the first episode of Peaky Blinders, the BBC’s much-hyped interwar gangland drama. With its strong storytelling, lush photography and a […]
Craig Ferguson: Why Everything Sucks
This isn’t exactly new, but my pal (and former work colleague) Alex introduced it to me and it made me laugh.
Let’s see if it does the […]
James Joyce: the Aston Villa Years
The untold story of Irish writer James Joyce and his doomed love affair with Aston Villa Football Club
The Frankley Steins
A comic tale of gothic horror, rodent-themed revenge and resurrection relativity in the picturesque English village of Frankley (just outside Birmingham)