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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

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

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

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

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
Oct
04

What is the point of life and why have we fallen so far from god's light

A few years ago, thanks to Jamie getting a nice Christmas bonus from the doomed start up he was working
3 min read
Sep
27

Cabbages

In Robert Altman’s perfect film, The Long Goodbye, there’s a security guard who does impressions. When the lead
2 min read
Sep
20

Why the fuck even make art; also, the Olympics

I guess we haven't shut up about fucking generative AI yet. It continues to baffle me that people
3 min read
Sep
13

Cher's West Side Story and Following Your Weirdest Thoughts

In her 1978 television special, Cher introduced the classic Broadway musical, West Side Story. She looked out at her audience
2 min read
Sep
06
A chorus of performers led by Imelda Staunton in the London production of Hello Dolly, wearing period costumes, mid-song.

We're Here Because We Forgot About Unions

We need good union PR. We need a parade.
3 min read