100+ voices on place, landscape and the natural world.
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
Book review: ‘Thames Mudlarking’ by Jason Sandy & Nick Stevens
Searching for London’s Lost Treasures.
Missing cat
BBC: Houston tiger: Animal missing for a week locatedThe animal was spotted out on the streets on 9 May. When officers arrived at the scene, a man [who was on bail for murder] put the tiger into an SUV and drove off, police said. Houston Police attempted to follow the vehicle but lost sight of… Continue reading Missing cat
Book review: ‘Steal Like an Artist’ by Austin Kleon
10 things nobody told you about being creative.
Book review: ‘How to Read a Book’ by Adler & van Doren
The classic guide to intelligent reading.
Book review: ‘Illuminations’ by Walter Benjamin
An eclectic collection of high-brow essays.
Book review: ‘Suppose a Sentence’ by Brian Dillon
Essays on single sentences.
Book review: ‘Essayism’ by Brian Dillon
A celebration of the essay.
News from ‘The North’
Manchester United v. Liverpool: a ‘derby match’… Where I come from, them’s fighting words. But I appreciate the Torygraph is a tad vague with geography north of Hampstead.
Libellous
Hebden Bridge trending on Twitter.