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CAPTAIN ANTILLES Kenner Debut The Retro Collection Target Exclusive 3 3/4-Inch Action Figure Set Item No.: No. G2554 Manufacturer: Hasbro Number: n/a Includes: DL-17 blaster pistol Action Feature: n/a Retail: $64.99 Availability: July...
When the world feels as though it is teetering towards catastrophe, history suggests the outsiders are never far behind. The decadent, the bizarre, the queer, the bohemian and the downright unruly have always flourished in periods of...
For all the fascination surrounding Dracula himself, Bram Stoker’s novel belongs just as much to Lucy Westenra. Before Mina becomes the heroine of the story, it is Lucy who experiences its strange seduction most acutely. Desired by three...
Fairy tales have always been less interested in happiness than obedience. Be kind, be beautiful, marry the prince and everything will work out fine. Bliss, with book, music and lyrics by Emma Lively and Tyler Beattie, takes that familiar...
The American Dream has always depended on performance. Success is not simply achieved; it is displayed. Wealth must be seen, power projected, masculinity continually asserted. Philip Stokes’ This Is Not America understands that...
This is something that has confused me for quite some time. In a speech given on 27 January 1992, George H. W. Bush gives a speech in which he says "we need a nation closer to the Waltons than the Simpsons".The producers of The Simpsons...
In Why "Build vs Buy" is the Wrong Question I explained how you should categorise your systems into appropriate "subdomains" (a la Domain-Driven Design), to help better understand whether to build or buy. Core - your business's unique...
Last week Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the Moon. You can view its estimated impact site on azmth Luna, an interactive 3D map of our nearest neighbour. Enter “Falcon 9” into the map's search box and the crash site is...
Going back to work
So, I’m sure a lot of people, or at least some people, remain apprehensive. Some probably angry, banging their fists against a wall, plopping some deuces on the ground, or what-have-you. That’s fine, as long as I don’t have see it. But...
Air Source Heat Pump installed. Two good walks. Socialising. Wildfires from the West. GVWC: Peterchurch to Hay on Wye: Peterchurch’s Chained Trout Cool day Tuesday, even the very occasional spots of rain! ASHP installation day 2. Admin...
A lovely day again with lots of warm sunshine. Went to Blackpool for the day. Very nice. Got home at 10.30. Saw the rodeo*. Quite good. Nell not very pleased. *It could have been this show. Apparently, wild west shows were quite popular...
Python A-Z is a blog series about Python. Each day, I share insights, ideas and examples for different parts of Python development that match with the letter of the day. Blaugust is an annual blogging festival in August where the goal is...
A couple of weeks ago I kicked this ‘simple’ conversion project off with an introduction on the blog. You’d be forgiven for thinking that all this British N had been forgotten with the plethora of Canadian ramblings but no, the flame of...
How Hegsethian heroes destroyed themselves and their entire civilisation I haven’t yet seen the Odyssey film[1], but reviews mention a minor obsession of mine, the Late Bronze Age collapse and the ensuing Greek Dark Age. I first...