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Memo to Russell T. Davies: Re Doctor Who

Memo to Russell T. Davies: Re Doctor Who

Russell, You have done, without doubt, the most amazing job at reinventing Doctor Who. You are, without argument, a superb writer and a visionary Executive Producer. Your place in heaven is assured. You have my unerring admiration for not just bringing Doctor Who back but for ensuring that it's ... Read more »
Recently I have...

Recently I have…

... been selling my book on eBay using video. ... Fallen in love with the writing of Edward St Aubyn: fiction as sensual pleasure and vice. It's not often you read a paragraph, savour each word and go back and read it again. Not that it's cosy or twee stuff, some of it's kinda grim. But it ... Read more »
Recently I have...

Recently I have…

... been called a 'Hoxton twat'. I'm absolutely thrilled. It's so wrong. I love it. Deep joy. ... featured on News 24 talking about the Guardian and Max Gogarty. My post on the subject is far and away the most read thing I've blogged about and set personal records for visitors and pages views in ... Read more »
Recently I have...

Recently I have…

... revelled in the musical might of Vampire Weekend live at the Hoxton Bar and Grill. I don't know the last time I felt so giddy about a new band. Maybe it's.. well... ahem.. never... or at least not this millennium. They write songs about public transport and punctuation. Hell, I even had to ... Read more »
2007: The Year it Rained

2007: The Year it Rained

2007 passes without sorrow. It had some great moments: a new book published, a memorable trip to Marrakech and a superb 30th Birthday party among others. But it fell, with remarkable symmetry, into two equal six month chunks (punctuated by quite simply the worst week of my life. Four gut-wrenching ... Read more »
Recently I have...

Recently I have…

... signed the contract for my new flat. Woop woop! ... started saying "woop woop!" to express excitement or approval. Rather unbecoming. ... been informed by someone cooler than me that noone says "woop woop!" anymore. The kids actually say "w00t", it seems. ... enjoyed a raucous Pogues ... Read more »
Who's the best thing about Christmas?

Who’s the best thing about Christmas?

I can hardly contain myself. Giddy as a schoolgirl. And whilst RTD may just be messing with us, as he does so well, someone pointed out that Astrid (Kylie's character) is an anagram of Tardis. ... Read more »
In Praise of... the Putney Debates

In Praise of… the Putney Debates

It often seems to me that us Brits look abroad for our radical politics: often to Marx, Rousseau or a dozen others. But we have such an amazing radical heritage in Britain to which we give too little love. This is why I'm thrilled that the Putney Debates are getting so much attention lately. In ... Read more »
30 Things I want to do now I'm 30

30 Things I want to do now I’m 30

I cannot pretend that I face and regard my 30th birthday today with unfettered glee, but as a man wiser than me once said: 'if you can't stop it, enjoy it.” So in the spirit of looking forward and not back here are some things I want to do in the next three decades. These aren't targets, or ... Read more »
Recently I have...

Recently I have…

... spent the weekend in Glasgow. It's always a pleasure to be north of the border, not least because you can have a nourishing dram of scotch and pretend it's a cultural experience. ... taken the overnight Caledonian Sleeper from Glasgow to London. Definitely the highlight of the weekend! Who ... Read more »
Modern Life is Rubbish #1

Modern Life is Rubbish #1

Are you narked by the crud and crumbs that lurk under your computer keyboard? You can easily remedy this, by hoovering your keyboard. Just make sure that your vaccuum cleaner isn't set at full whack otherwise the keys themselves will be hoovered off and you'll have to root around in the hoover ... Read more »
This week I have...

This week I have…

... been damned by faint praise. ... been 'seperated' from my phone and whilst I enjoyed the freedom from the thing's tyranny, I've been forced to conclude that it's just not practical to do without these days, especially living and working as I do. But I have changed supplier and number. The ... Read more »
Recently I have...

Recently I have…

(Context: I read a blog post on Informationally Overloaded and I thought the format was rather cool. So here's my own.) Recently I have... .. read the book Purple Cow by Seth Godin. It's about the importance of being remarkable in business. It's a short read long on food for thought. ... ... Read more »
Have you seen her?

Have you seen her?

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