Practically joking
Like, I imagine, many other people, I watched the first episode of the new Channel Four series Space Cadets with a slightly queasy feeling. If you’re foreign and haven’t heard about it – or if you’ve...
View ArticleIf I told you what you were thinking, would you believe me?
The other day, Tim Boucher linked to Colleague M’s ghost story, in which M’s sister Lydia had a bit of trouble with a pair of argumentative ghosts apparently haunting her house. When I first heard...
View ArticleNot All Of The Following Is True
As it’s April 1st, here is a post containing outright lies. Roughly half of the following statements* are true. Others are completely made up. Guess which are which. I know it’s already the afternoon,...
View ArticleNot Photo Post Of The Week
Back in August, we went away to Cornwall. As you’d expect, I took the camera, and took hundreds and hundreds of photos. They slowly went online – very slowly, because I’m impatient, and it takes a long...
View ArticleFiction
Now, I know I shouldn’t believe advertising. I know I should assume that most people probably don’t believe advertising, and I shouldn’t let myself get worked up about it. But, still, something has...
View ArticleGreenwash
When I was growing up, back in the heyday of capitalism, “caring for the environment” was seen as a bit of a fringe activity. In school, we were all taught how important it was; but in the real world,...
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