Meet Archie Flagstaff, the “man of the people” politician who hated people
What lessons can we draw from Archie Flagstaff, Britain's original beer-drinking, trout-faced, far-right buffoon?
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Pac-Man
Can problematic Lovecraftian glutton P.A.C. Mann (Esq) survive on Mouthfuls of Madness?
Elvis Presley: Social Justice King
The shocking untold truth behind some of Elvis Presley's most popular songs (Warning: contains tall tales and shaggy Hound Dog stories)
Comics’ Secret History: Outside Now!
Silver Age Superhero Comics were made by tough, no-nonsense guys who could throw a punch and hit a deadline. This is their story.
Comics’ Secret History: Toxic Fandom
A harrowing tale of kidnapping and comics. Contains cheap humour.
The Odd Job
The weirdest job I ever had: ‘I get messages from the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit tells me that you’ll make a perfect Editorial and Research Manager’
Akira Kurosawa’s Reality TV Shows
Films by the great Japanese movie director Akira Kurosawa inspired many of today's most popular Reality TV shows. Here's a brief overview.
Twin Peaks Video Shop of Horrors
In which David Lynch and a VCR plotted together to humiliate me in Hull...
Sorted
Meet Sorted - a sad old man trapped in the 1990s. Contains low humour and preposterous allegations.
James Joyce’s Ulysses Part 2: Twolysses
Twolysses - the sequel to James Joyce's Ulysses. Contains low humour.
James Joyce: the Aston Villa Years
The untold story of Irish writer James Joyce and his doomed love affair with Aston Villa Football Club
Fantastic Beasts of Birmingham
Painstakingly-researched analysis of Birmingham-based mythological beasts (also includes Yampires, West Brombies and Werewolverhamptons)