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Essays

That’s just, like, your opinion, man

A question of taste

May 24 •

Back in the days when I used to work for Mumsnet, there was a specific tension that often made things extremely tricky.

May 10 •

A catch-up with Miss Smilla

Apr 12 •

‘Adolescence’, thirteen-year-old boys, and Mr Pigden

Mar 22 •

I'm not watching 'Anora'

Admitting that you haven’t read/watched/consumed something is usually an argument-terminator.

Mar 8 •

Discovering the sound of the universe

Feb 15 •

The latest from

Tobias Sturt

The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)

The Editors

Metropolitan Mixtape: June 2025

Rowan Davies

The Trial of Aaron Sorkin

Jon Millington

November '24: A Christmas story

Chris Waywell

April '24: Ooh, you poor man

Mixtape

Raised By Puffins

Flight 714 to Sydney

Hergé (The Adventures of Tintin, Casterman, 1968)

May 17 •

J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin, 1937)

Mar 1 •

Moominvalley in November

Tove Jansson (Puffin, 1971)

Nov 2, 2024 •

Winnie-the-Pooh

A. A. Milne (Methuen, 1926)

Aug 3, 2024 •

Can We Show The Kids?

Down By Law (1986)

It’s a sad and beautiful world

May 3 •

‘This story was based on fact. Any similarity with fictional events or characters is entirely coincidental.’ (Copyright notice at the end of Slacker)

Feb 8 •

Batman Returns (1992)

Mistletoe can be deadly if you eat it. A kiss can be even deadlier if you mean it.

Dec 7, 2024 •

The perfect organism.

Oct 5, 2024 •

On The Box

The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)

What I don’t understand is this…

Jul 5 •

Sapphire and Steel (1979--82)

…have been assigned

Apr 19 •

The Singing Detective (1986)

All clues and no solutions

Feb 1 •

The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Special (1969—1980)

What do you think of it so far?

Dec 21, 2024 •

Track Listing

1989: C30, C60, C90, Go!

Home Taping is Skill in Music

Jun 21 •

1988: Then & Now… The Best of The Monkees

Monkees are the craziest people

Apr 5 •

1987: Frank’s Wild Years

Never could stand that dog

Jan 18 •

1986: Graceland

There goes sanction-bustin’ Simon

Nov 16, 2024 •

Canon fodder

The Goon Show (1951—60)

What is this 'Go On Show'?

Jun 7 •

Easy Rider (1969)

Directed by Dennis Hopper; written by Dennis Hopper (and Peter Fonda and Terry Southern); starring Dennis Hopper (and Peter Fonda). Saved from Dennis…

Mar 15 •

The Pink Panther (1963)

A Bank Holiday movie <comedy French accent> par excellence </accent>

Jan 4 •

Don’t Look Now (1973)

Business idea: a shop in Venice selling shiny red mackintoshes

Oct 19, 2024 •

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