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Dec
13
Still image from the film Network showing Peter Finch as Howard Beale.

Do you hear the people shitpost

Look, look, here is the thing. Here is one of the things. I am a rabid socialist for ethical reasons,
4 min read
Dec
06
Newspaper cartoon of a man standing beside a pile of coins forcing workers to shovel it into buckets for him

It's time to cancel money

One of the things from the film Anora that has stuck in my mind is the tragedy of Ivan. It&
6 min read
Nov
28
A golden mechanical man with his eyes closed.

I'm really sick of talking about AI, and yet

So a new 'publisher' is planning on 'disrupting' the industry with AI. They are essentially a
5 min read
Nov
22
Engraving showing a man fleeing a room looking back at a naked man and a skeleton

Paying for Failure

Look, we all know times is hard all around. We've all seen the graphs of rising costs of
2 min read
Nov
15
A hooded figure blasts light into the face of a naked man

Why we are all so fucked up; a non-exhaustive list

3 min read
Nov
08
Still from Kiki's Delivery Service showing Kiki face down on her bed

How do we keep getting out of bed in the morning

Fascism is ascendant and we have run out of butter. It seemed for a while that things were maybe going
8 min read
Nov
01
A woman sitting on a carved throne brandishing a wand and a cup

What You Can Expect From My Benevolent Dictatorship

It's not that I want to be a dictator, so much as it is that I am deeply
2 min read
Oct
25
Michael Parkinson and Gillian Bevan in Ghostwatch

Let me tell you why I hate The Blair Witch Project

A few days ago, as part of our spooky season viewing, we watched Ghostwatch. You heard about this? You heard
3 min read
Oct
18
Painting of a man and a woman on a boat, much like we weren't

So what happened with that boat, huh?

I was not on the promised boat when my last newsletter went out. They would not let us have it
2 min read
Oct
11
A chill boat on a calm lake

All going well I am on a boat right now

But maybe everything hasn't gone well. If the weather forecast has been proved right it will have rained
3 min read