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
Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!) 2009
I just saw this on youtube and holy bollocks it’s awesome! Apparently the guy made it on a relatively small budget but with top notch equipment. The figure being quoted … Read More
Climate change
Pretty heavy topic eh? I was going to try and lighten this entry a bit with an amusing picture or two. I scoured the internet and discovered that the only … Read More
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
In case you are lazy and don’t want to read the rest of this review – this game is brilliant! I mentioned previously, elsewhere, that it was better than watching … Read More
Britain is a dark and gloomy place
It’s been a massive shock being back. I know from experience that it will only take a week or two to get used it all but right now, I just … Read More
The Thai wedding.
Well it’s all almost over. After a month in Thailand, the return to Blighty and darkness and televisual toil beckons once more. No mysterious benefactors have stepped out of the … Read More
I got married… again! This time Bangkok Buddhist Style
Yes, I’ve done it again. Same lady, but different country and very different ceremony. So my blog and review output has been somewhat lacking. Apologies for this but I have … Read More
I’m now entering the ‘World Domination’ phase of my life plan!
I’m in Bangkok! God I love this place! Apart from the fact that where I’m staying has no internet, everything is perfect in the world of Ward. I lived here … Read More
And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer
Let me state this first: I am a massive Hitchhiker fan. Not to the point where it becomes sad-loner going to a convention level, but damn close – I’ll probably … Read More
Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Galaxy.
Well, I’m back. I apologize for not writing recently but I have been on a minor European tour. First off, I’ve been to Bruges. In Belgium. Like the feckin’ movie. … Read More
Batman Arkham Asylum
Holy game-playing brilliance Batman! Sorry but I had to do that. First, the plot. Batman has captured the Joker and is delivering him to Gotham’s legendary Arkham Asylum. The caped … Read More
Broken Britain
Except it isn’t really is it? I just felt like stealing a headline that appears in nearly every Daily Mail issue ever. What is pretty fucked though is the underground … Read More
Work is intruding on my social life
I’ve been up to fuck all recently as I just seem to work all the time. As I work freelance and am going on holiday to Thailand on the 10th … Read More
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
I finished this a few days ago and have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It is just a shame that I don’t really think it is that … Read More