Icelandic chaos
Unlike lots of other countries we’ve annoyed, we British have never actively pissed off Iceland as far as I’m aware. It’s colder and further north for a start. The thing … Read More
Author: ward
Hakkasan London
As part of my wife’s 30th birthday bonanza, I promised her some of the finest Chinese food outside of Asia. She has a lot of Chinese blood coursing through her … Read More
The Loft restaurant St Ives
We went here for my wife’s birthday because I’m so damn classy. And it is the classiest place we found in St Ives. As we entered up the stairs (above), … Read More
The Saltwater Cafe St Ives
We loved this place. Possibly our favourite dinner in St Ives. Through the window you might think to yourself: ‘What a charming little place, the front area looks quite cosy.’ … Read More
The Mermaid restaurant St Ives
When we walked in I was immediately impressed. “This is what Cornwall should be like,” I thought to myself. The place was covered in bric’n’brac’n’nic’n’nac’n’tat. And so forth. Everywhere were … Read More
I’m on holiday!
All the stress of not working much and lolling around on the couch proved to be too much so my wife and I headed to Cornwall. Real Ale and pasties … Read More
Freedom of speech
As you may or may not have noticed, this website was down for a week. Basically, I said a few things about someone that I was perfectly justified to say. … Read More
How to survive Armageddon
Sick bastard that I am, I often fantasize about the end of the world. Obviously it would mean billions would die, there’d be no more internet, no restaurants, no pubs, … Read More
Hole in the wall TV show
Holy shit. I just turned on the TV and thought: “I haven’t watched terrestrial tv on a Saturday evening for years, I wonder what it’s like these days?” Astoundingly, it’s … Read More
A Single Man review
A guy in the early sixties loses his gay lover in a car crash and gets really depressed. The film follows a day when he has made a decision to … Read More
Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
I’m a huge Terry Pratchett fan and have been since I saw The Colour of Magic for sale when I was about 11 and bought it because of the cover. … Read More
Swine Flu – we might all live shock!
Only 14,000 people have died from the swine flu. In the world! Normal flu kills 12,000 a year in Britain alone. More people die on the toilet from straining too … Read More
Shunt at London Bridge.
Last night I went to a bar/club/theatre/art/performance/thing called Shunt with my wife and some creative friends. It’s a very difficult place to categorize except to say that it’s fucking brilliant. … Read More
Cafes and babies shouldn’t mix
I have the day off today. Always a good thing. I got up at the crack of ten, had coffee, some toast, and killed a few hundred people on Modern … Read More
The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl & Cyril M. Kornbluth
This book is a gem. It was written over 50 years ago but deals with topics still relevant today. The story is about a star-class copysmith Mitch Courteney who works … Read More
Art and Culture versus work
“When a man is tired of London he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” So said Samuel Johnson. He wrote the dictionary … Read More
Pop Life: Art in a Material World at Tate Modern
This was a great exhibition. It is essentially about artists who mixed fame and the desire for fame and money with their art. These artists sought out as much publicity … Read More
No Love Lost, Blue Paintings by Damien Hirst
I saw this the other day at the Wallace Collection. Which was a bit odd as I’m sure you’ll be aware if you have ever been to the Wallace Collection. … Read More
Joining twitter
I feel like I may have sold out. To whom? I don’t know. Where? To twitter. Why? I thought if people followed me on twitter I might get more people … Read More