I'm not really the target market for romcoms, though I did find 4WAAF a not unenjoyable way to spend 90 minutes, the ending aside. Films I have enjoyed include: -24 Hour Party People (there is a… (View Post)

I certainly am. I don't like fiction which invokes any sort of negative emotions whatsoever. I don't like to be made to feel scared, or stressed, or sad, or angry, or even vicariously awkwa… (View Post)

The Tory leadership election is the more interesting. The US presidential election has been like the western front on WW1 - huge amounts of effort and astonishingly little movement. Awful, but dull. … (View Post)

The greater puzzle is why senior politicians are so desperate to see a Taylor Swift concert. Are we governed by 12 year old girls? (View Post)

Interestingly, I was wondering vaguely about chains this morning, as a result of this article, which described, with charming archaism, Altnabreac as being ‘133 miles and 76 chains down the line from… (View Post)