Let me write something for you
It has been a while since I’ve done this. I thought I’d ask my small (yet perfectly formed) audience what they would like me to write about. Any requests? Read the rest of this entry »
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Putting off what could be done tomorrow, today
Category: not sport
September 30, 2014
The signed editions
There’s a really interesting post over at the blog of author Jonathan Gibbs, concerning the cult of the signed edition book. You should probably just go over there and read it rather than let me butcher the argument made, but I thought is raised some really thought-provoking points around the connection between author and reader, the compromises authors need to make, and the weird motivations we might have for getting a book signed. Read the rest of this entry »
September 29, 2014
A brief anecdote on how not everyone is ready for the craft beer revolution
I was out on Friday with some friends, some reasonably new acquaintances. Towards the end of the evening I ordered a bottle of Brewdog’s Punk IPA. Hardly the most exotic beer in the world, but I’d had enough generic lager / bog-standard bitter for one night.
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September 26, 2014
Friday Jukebox: Low Key
I haven’t spent enough time with the new Tweedy album yet, but on first listen it is excellent – just the right balance between the approachable and comforting melodies Jeff Tweedy writes so well and the more challenging and restless rhythms he came up with and played with his son, Spencer. This video is great – directed by the equally brilliant Nick Offerman.
Happy Friday everyone.
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