Category Archives: Odds & Ends

Draft Day may be bland and preposterous, but it’s a much more compelling watch than the real NFL Draft

So, it was midweek in early April and I found myself perusing Netflix looking for something I could half watch while eating dinner. This was my first attempt since stupidly watching the Jeffrey Dahmer series. It turns out watching a … Continue reading

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Replaying Dark Souls III – a beautiful mistake

I fucked up. I use YouTube for music browsing, but on the odd occasion other “culture” videos recommended by the algorithm pique my interest. This time it was one of Limmy playing Dark Souls III. I shouldn’t have watched it. … Continue reading

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Why using trial by media to cancel or punish Russell Brand isn’t justice

Ahh, Russell Brand. He was once a darling of progressivism. But his act became tired years ago and or he of it, leaving him as a tawdry Cause célèbre that exists as copy for the Daily Mail’s repulsive gossip webpage – … Continue reading

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Dave the Diver makes fishing seem appealing, but it’s no replacement for the real thing

My old man loved to go fishing. I never saw the appeal. Even during the winter months, which in Scotland is a period of early November to late March, often longer, he’d be knee deep in water, for hours, sometimes, … Continue reading

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Please, ChatGPT, save us

Avoiding the news means not using your phone or computer at all. Given how ninety-nine percent of us live and work in the West, that’s a tricky task. How the news is delivered is irritating because there’s so much of … Continue reading

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