by Nikolai Gogol A masterpiece, apparently. I had great hopes for this book: everyone says Gogol was a genius; the book had a cool cover; it was nice and short. It did nothing for me. I just didn't get it. It reminded me of Kafka, but I didn't get Kafka either. But if short stories… Continue reading Diary of a Madman and other stories
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
‘Possibly rock's only real genius’
Video: The late great John Peel introduces and narrates a 51-minute video about the late great Captain Beefheart.
Dobly
Audio pioneer Ray Dolby dies aged 80.
Dolphin, fish, bird!
How could I possibly top my legendary photo of a heron being startled by a dolphin? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Dolphin, fish, bird!
You cannot be Syriaous!
Blow to Cameron's authority as MPs rule out British assault on Syria.
Granta 124: Travel
by John Freeman (ed.) Meh! Having recently cancelled my long-standing Granta subscription, I fully expected things to pick up. They haven't. I didn't even bother opening Granta 123: The Best of Young British Novelists 4: yet another edition consumed by fiction. True, the latest edition, Granta 124: Travel, did have a piece by one of… Continue reading Granta 124: Travel
Back me up, my fellow humans!
I think I might be turning into my dad. I just spent five minutes arguing with a car-wash…
Ant-Man movie
A little joke for my fellow Captain Beefheart fans.
Diana ditch
If I were a conspiracy theorist, I might point out how deeply suspicious it is that the story of the Metropolitan Police assessing new information about Princess Diana's death has broken just a couple of weeks before the premier of a brand new Princess Diana biopic.
Blooming xenophobia!
Ukip's Godfrey Bloom expresses 'sincere regret' for 'Bongo Bongo Land' remarks.