Freelance writer specializing in comedy and the geekier end of the pop culture spectrum.
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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, Clare :)
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 big name cast delivering top-notch performances, I've got to say - it was one of the best things I've seen on TV for ages. Then again, I'm not exactly impartial. Having lived in Birmingham for most of my life, it was a rare pleasure to watch the brutal history of my much-maligned adopted city draped in the tropes and archetypes of cinematic myth. A rare pleasure, but not a unique one. Back in the 70s, the BBC [...]
