Oh, Terry Gilliam. Terry Gilliam faces backlash after labeling #MeToo a 'witch-hunt' Terry Gilliam on diversity: 'I tell the world now I'm a black lesbian' You were part of the counter-cultural movement that helped destroy the fusty hegemony of British society by laughing at it. You helped make the modern world a bit less shit. …
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I would comfortably say that I'm often searching for meaning in things. This feels like a good thing to do, to not accept face values but to prod and question and figure out what's actually going on. And upon finding meaning I'm happy and satisfied. My work is done. I can move on. So I …
The seductive horrorshow of the Handmaid's Tale.
A currently biweekly digest of longer-form writings and the occasional video I would like to commend to you for a lazy Sunday morning. The Shape of Space This extensive look at the geometry of living in environments where up and down don't make sense is packed full of quite wonderful things. Buckminster Fuller made a …
On a number of Birmingham's traffic islands you'll find these iron clocks painted green. They're total heritage but because they often have no pedestrian access it's tricky to see them up close. While doing a reccy for my Jewellery Quarter walks this month I crossed over to read the inscription on the clock there and …
