Freelance writer specializing in comedy and the geekier end of the pop culture spectrum.
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The day Bob the Builder taught my child to swear…
Since playing the Bob the Builder game on the CBeebies website my 4 year-old daughter now regularly says 'A plastic sh*t!' Thanks for that, Bob.
Cookiewaits
Sesame Street's Cookie Monster + Tom Waits = Cookiewaits. It's obvious, really, and I love this much more than any man should love love some exquisitely edited video footage. Thanks to Pete for the heads-up.
The Grandfather Clock
April 24th is my youngest daughter's birthday. It would have been my Dad's, too. Here's something I wrote about the two of them.
Fantastic Beasts of Birmingham
Painstakingly-researched analysis of Birmingham-based mythological beasts (also includes Yampires, West Brombies and Werewolverhamptons)
Gig of my life – a Zine for Manchester: Tom WaitsTom Lennon2025-07-22T05:15:34+01:00
Gig of my life – a Zine for Manchester: Tom Waits
The Cyberpunk Nexus: Exploring the Blade Runner UniverseTom Lennon2025-07-22T05:14:42+01:00
The Cyberpunk Nexus: Exploring the Blade Runner Universe
BuzzFeed: 47 Things That Annoy BrummiesTom Lennon2018-07-07T23:12:42+01:00
BuzzFeed: 47 Things That Annoy Brummies
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Weirdest Streets’Tom Lennon2018-07-07T23:17:59+01:00
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Weirdest Streets’
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Musical Streets’Tom Lennon2018-07-07T23:18:22+01:00
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Musical Streets’
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Kingstanding’Tom Lennon2018-07-07T23:21:00+01:00
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Kingstanding’
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Rock Venues’Tom Lennon2018-07-07T23:24:11+01:00
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Rock Venues’
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Sauciest Streets’Tom Lennon2018-07-07T23:24:28+01:00
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Sauciest Streets’
Time Out Birmingham: ‘Broad Street Stars’Tom Lennon2018-07-07T23:24:45+01:00
