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❚ All you need to know about the New Romantics revolution of the 1980s is covered in each of these books which is definitive in its own way. . . * 78-87 LONDON YOUTH, by Derek Ridgers (Damiani, 2013) – … Continue reading →
Last night was bad. I went to bed without taking any pain medication, which would be fine at this point, except for Cursed Neck™. Any time I lay on my back (the only way I can really sleep right now) the lower left part of my neck starts...
King’s re-framed An unusual view of one of Cambridge’s iconic buildings. Quote of the Day ”We live in a world where there is more and more information and less and less meaning.” Jean Baudrillard This insight, that reality has … Continue...
Today, I’ve been pushing to get things in the ground. Normally, I wouldn’t even try doing the transplanting until after June 2, when the risk of frost is theoretically past. Instead, we’ve got the heat and a thunderstorm coming in a few...
Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 29th May 2026 Sometimes a band falls out of nowhere onto your lap, and you can’t quite believe your luck. That band for me today is Poland’s Leatherwitch, the sole work of...
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It’s not really about the app When Stefano Marinelli posted about compromises and tolerance, I knew he was right because I’ve seen this in action: Life is full of compromises. And the more you live, the more you learn (or should learn)...
A musical city, a record store, and a 90s soundtrack album! Okay, and a Lovecraftian adventure game. Phonopolis Wax Heads Mixtape Call of the Elder Gods Now that I think about it, the Lovecraftian adventure has a puzzle where you control...
Once again– Nat here, from Simpler Machines.If you've been enjoying my writing and you want to get more of it, I could use your help – I'm starting a membership program. The basic deal is, "You get access to archives of work that
A Scottish journalist named Charles Mackay published a book about the way crowds lose their minds. Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1841) catalogued tulip speculation, alchemy, the South Sea Bubble, witch hunts,...
She’s an early riser, but that’s OK! This old man is up anyways!