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Summertime is here — and a busy travel season begins now! June kicked off with a two-week trip to the US, visiting my family in Boston and New York. In that time, I welcomed half of Scotland to Boston for the World Cup, met my favorite...
Happy July, sandwich fans! And happy 250th birthday to the United States of America, a pretty cool place with some pretty cool people and a whole lot of whack jobs who are unfortunately running it into the ground. The Tribunal will spend...
—> TAoN Summer Sale! 30% off paid subs! If you like Savor of the Month, support TAoN!It’s July! And once again, it’s time for Savor of the Month! For newcomers: At the start of every month I announce one specific thing or theme to look...
Victoria Square Newport Street Victoria Square Deansgate Howell Croft South Newport Street Bolton town centre at lunchtime is a busy place, and it is good to see people out and about. Despite the closed shops, Newport Street has plenty...
I apologize for what may be a slightly misleading title. The topic for this post is something I've had on my list of things to explore for some time now, and while I wait for the new job to start, I've found myself with time to kill. Let...
We are officially into the release month for The Durutti Column’s new record Renascent, which drops on the 31st of July, and today brings a second taste of the new record. I’m not reading too much into the song titles of the previews –...
TRIXIE SPEED RACER (RESAURUS) Though Speed Racer may be named just after the guy that drives the main race car, the series is actually quite an ensemble piece, with his whole cast of supporting characters getting in on the crazy hijinx....
Pre-Code Crazy is the monthly series here at Shadows and Satin and over at the blog of my pal Kristina, Speakeasy, where each month we recommend a pre-Code film for you to watch on TCM – we never know what the other has selected until we...
I finally got a chance to play “Alice is Missing” recently! It’s a game played in complete silence, preferably in person, solely via text messages. You'll be playing high school students looking for their friend Alice and the game is...
One of the things I think I parented right was starting our Kiddo late on screentime and online gaming in general, and then limiting it. He developed many hobbies and interests offline. When out, he likes integrating himself with other...
The news broke late yesterday morning that Humphrey Smith had passed away. The doyen of Samuel Smith Brewery was only 81 - though to some he had been around forever - and seemingly had been in poor health for some time though details...
This morning Sony decided to keep up with the Joneses over at Xbox and announce a double whammy of bad news—the PS3 and Vita PSN stores are shutting down for real this time and there will be no more physical games produced for...
Sometimes I want to iterate on an alias. You can unalias an alias like this: unalias aliasname
1 July 2026 AI is good at making everyone sound competent and polished. And it does it cheaply. The results is more words, but less connection and impact: Alice Bartlett on publishing: “Please don’t “use AI to polish” your blog posts. It...
Sid Shuman in the PlayStation Blog, Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles: As consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry continue to shift away from physical...