[4-minute read] “Aiming low would be like appearing on Clarkson’s Who wants to be a Millionaire? and hoping to win a grand. It’s nice, but makes you wonder why you bothered going.” Here’s how my resolutions will be achievable this year. … More 3 Steps to Being a Better Me | Making your 2019 Resolutions Achievable
[3-minute read] “One chapter closes as another is opened. 2019 is a fresh start.” Read all about my website’s fresh start here. … More New Year, New Name, Same Me
[4-minute read] Theresa May’s ‘makeshift audition for Mamma Mia 3 is an insult’. I listened to Alex Chalk’s thoughts on the Tories Beyond Brexit and was fascinated to learn at how much we agreed on. … More Cheltenham Literature Festival 2018 | The Conservatives: Beyond Brexit
[3-minute read] Mitch Johnson’s stage presence is undeniable. His command of crowds is aided, no doubt, by his size. I have no exact figures, but I’d be shocked if he was anywhere close to being under 6’6. ‘Mitch Johnson’ is a strong combination of names, too. The syllables are punchy and emphatic. He could make a career as a bodyguard, for sure, based on a name like that alone. … More Cheltenham Literature Festival 2018 | Mitch Johnson’s Sweatshops & Footballs
[3-minute read] I watched Kieran Larwood, children’s author, talk books for an hour. Turns out, he’s as good a speaker as he is a writer. … More Cheltenham Literature Festival 2018 | Kieran Larwood’s Freaks and Peculiars
[5-minute read] I’ve been sent a tuckbox full of goodies from the student platform Campus Society. Who knows what could be inside…? … More Campus Society’s Student Survival Kit | A review
[2-minute read] In 2017, I was cautiously optimistic for Justice League. Turns out, I realy shouldn’t have been. … More Justice League: The New Superhero Genre
[4-minute read] Two years ago, I reviewed DC’s less awful, fun movie. Here’s what I thought of Suicide Squad. … More Suicide Squad’s Squandered Opportunity
[2-minute read] To make the most of the weather, I’ve been out on my bike every day of the summer – which means I’ve seen a fair few sights. Most of them are very, very weird. Included within are the highlights from the week just gone. … More Cycling Sights | Seven Ambulances and a Ferret
[8-minute read] I’ve revisted my favourite series as a child – Chris Bradford’s Young Samurai – and analysed its impact on children in a post-Brexit/Trump era, as well the way it affected me in 2008. … More Young Samurai: The Wary Reader | Book Club
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