Owls – Two
I just published this review on Blog Critics: Owls is comprised of all the members of seminal emo legends Cap'n Jazz, except Davey von Bohlen. They took emo from the underground punk of Rites Of Spring and Fugazi, and mainstreamed it as an indie genre. In other...
The Book Thief
THERE WAS once a strange, small man. He decided three important details about his life: 1. He would part his hair from the opposite side to everyone else. 2. He would make himself a small, strange mustache. 3. He would one day rule the world. The young man wandered...
An email from a racist ex-colleague
I apologise for 'reprinting' the offensive terms and language that I received in this email, but equally I didn't want to let it just sit in my spam folder and passively accept this kind of hateful speech. I received this chain email from someone I used to work with,...
Dark
Darkness is the lie, A lie only a suburb of the soul can see; Whispering, shuddering darkness, Silent and smooth as night. Engulfing darkness, smothering sharp senses, Claiming fresh cerebral sonnets. Sleep, insanity touches you darkly, "Madness? Nae, tis but a shadow...
You need more inboxes in your life
Oliver Burkeman from The Guardian Feb 15th and on oliverburkeman.com If you're feeling overstretched, at work or at home, let me make a suggestion: you need more inboxes in your life. I'm aware that this may strike you as the delusional ramblings of (to use the...