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Why Modern Novels Are Getting Longer (And Why Readers Love It)

The Unbelievable True Story Of The Only Person To Be Hit By A Meteorite

The Dark History of Okunoshima, Japan’s Famous Rabbit Island

From the Oasthouse Alan Partridge

Alan Partridge From The Oasthouse goes full career circle

Mae Nak

Thailand’s most famous ghost still has a shrine in Bangkok

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The Strange History of Funny Surnames Around the World

Melting Roads, Strikes And Escaped Tigers: Disneyland’s Opening Was Disastrous

Birthdays around the world can weird, fun, and unexpected

New Year productivity and a shift in focus

Happy Christmas! Free book: ‘Haunted Thailand: Ghosts and spirits in the Land of Smiles’

The Secret Of Secrets By Dan Brown – Fun, Preposterous, And Exciting But More Of The Same

Inside The Fascinating World Of AI Poker Tournaments – Apparently AI Can Now Bluff

The Studio: Brilliant Cast, Big Laughs And Hollywood Meltdowns

Science Advises Playing Chess. Here’s A Great Way To Begin

Short stories are back – here’s why that’s great for writers

Substack Vs Medium – It Doesn’t Need To Be Either Or…

The Potsdam Giants: How A Prussian King’s Obsession Led To Kidnapping, Torture, And Eugenics

Perth, Rottnest Island, And Ridiculously Cute Quokkas. All You Need To Know

The Gorilla Who Was Brought up as a Boy in an English Village

The Loose End by Dwonch and Hymel is a fun, Tarantino-esque comic caper

Friday, March 20, 2026

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I am now fully nocturnal

ward 28/07/2009

This is the life of a transmission controller doing the nightshift. We walk among you looking relatively normal. We work in dark rooms without windows. We literally watch tv for a living hoping it won’t break. We are the ones responsible for putting up ‘Sorry we are experiencing technical difficulties’ pictures as we panic and realise we’ve done something wrong.

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Moon landings, dashed dreams, conspiracy idiots.

ward 21/07/2009

You may have guessed by now that I get pissed off by conspiracy types that claim we haven’t been to the moon. What they have done is look at all the stuff NASA has put out and rather than construct any decent arguments, have simply picked holes in the ‘proof’.

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Some of the ghosts, spirits and demons of Thailand
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Some of the ghosts, spirits and demons of Thailand

ward 03/07/2009

Although over 95% of the Thai population are Buddhists, there is also a strong belief in Animism or spirit worship. Ghosts and spirits (known as Pii) abound and are found everywhere from offices and homes to haunted trees and fruit groves.

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Sleazy British politicians and their shocking yet hilarious expenses
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Sleazy British politicians and their shocking yet hilarious expenses

ward 26/06/2009

My favourite has to be: (from Metro) ‘George Osborne charged the taxpayer £47 for two DVDs of his own speech on Value For Taxpayers’ Money.’

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I am being paid to watch kids’ TV and it’s complete madness
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I am being paid to watch kids’ TV and it’s complete madness

ward 25/05/2009

It’s now 6am and I am at work. There is something wrong with the way my life is going. Working in TV as a freelancer is a bizarre way to make a living.

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A word about JG Ballard and some book suggestions
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A word about JG Ballard and some book suggestions

ward 24/04/2009

JG Ballard died of cancer aged 78 on the 19th of April 2009. It is sad to think he will never release another book. He was usually labelled a Sci Fi writer but he frequently strayed from this label to write unique, often dystopian, scenarios that sort of/kind of/might just happen.

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