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Discovering old obscure releases with little or no recognition is a great past time of mine. As much as I like to boast about how much of this genre I've listened to, records always skip through the cracks, not to mention all the demos...
A good part of my failure to cull the too many books we own is the thought that some forgotten classic will go straight to pulp if I donate it to a charity shop. But it is too much effort to find the only other person in the country...
Source More than a thousand years ago, Maya dental specialists were creating decorative tooth inlays with a level of precision that still impresses researchers today. They carefully drilled small cavities into living teeth and fitted...
The lighthearted spy thriller A MAN COULD GET KILLED (1966) is now available on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.Although I've always been quite a fan of James Garner, this is one of his titles which hadn't really been on my radar, so I was glad...
Perfume Posse40 Days and Nights… Well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But, we finally got some significant rain. Now, that’s where we are: cooler, still sunny, but also rain intermittently. Intermittent is good because it means the...
Today's the photo-heavy day, also the most transport-focused, so if you're target audience can I encourage you to head over to Flickr and gorge on 48 photos of public transport in Bilbao. I was pleased to discover that Citymapper works...
I first came across Gerda Taro’s work years ago as I was investigating claims that Capa didn’t actually land on Omaha Beach with the first waves (come back next week for a whole post on that subject) as a side story to that old post, and...
A deeply strange and arresting short novel, The Water Statues defies easy categorization but has a powerful and cerebral atmosphere, putting us in mind of a lot of other works—including Clarke’s Piranesi. Langdon Hickman, last unshriven...
Preoder Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster! I recommend writing a new set of prep notes for each game session you run. And, of course, I recommend customizing the eight steps of lazy GM Prep based on your preferences and the game you're going...
If you’re looking for a quick, flavour‑packed supper that brings together sweet, tangy, and gently spiced notes, these Curried Pineapple Glazed Ham/Gammon Steaks are a delicious choice. These steaks something truly special when paired...
Their first attempt to contact us went unnoticed. Apparently we had evolved in an unusual way, at least from a technological perspective. There were many commonalities with the other intelligent civilisations they’d encountered, but...
Catching the 7am train to Sydney tomorrow for a couple of days of just photography. Forecast: rain showers, and mayhap a thunderstorm. Packing light on gear and lighter on plans. Pics to follow…..
Jeffrey Kopp, of CNBC, wrote a short profile of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, whose name you may have heard even if you do not live in her district of Northern California. That is because her district covers such areas as San Francisco...
On a modest hike this past Saturday, I learned that my iPhone woefully undercounts elevation gain and recklessly overcounts distance covered. My ignorance of such matters reveals how long it’s been since I could even use the word “hike”...
I had this idea for a post yesterday. I was on a tube in the sea and it was the perfect idea. And yet now, many hours later, it’s gone. I should have written it down, ohh well. rambling