A questionable piece on Aquariums
In my experience, there’s only so much to be gained from going to the aquarium. And that only so much tends to be in short supply if you go in on an empty stomach. But after a month’s hard toil in the London sun, the weather turned quicker than Chris Bosh and 8 million people [...]
Desperate Times At The Chelsea Flower Show
An ominous pall descended on London last weekend. I was on my way to the Chelsea Flower Show when a strange thing happened. I never made it to the event. What follows is a lascivious tale of desperation and survival; a story that underscores the danger that lurks at every turn in London. My recollection [...]
Rumours
I went to university with a guy who loves a rumour. And we all do; even though we pretend to skirt these disparaging stories and get off at the High Road exit. We kinda like to hear them just for interest’s sake. He’d lead into a story by saying “I love a good rumour, BUT [...]
Street Review: Brick Lane, London
A little over a decade ago, East London was the poorest place in town. Contrary to the popular phrase, you probably could wipe your arse with it. Now, speed things up ten years and come with me for a wander down Brick Lane. It is the essence of the East (London). Brick Lane, E.1. If [...]
Election 2010 Review
This year’s General Election passed by without much fuss, possibly due to the fact that it didn’t pique a lot of interest in this quarter – there was no mandate to extradite Antipodeans – but probably because a lot of people knew nothing much would come of it. Through all the polling, water-cooler chat and [...]
Big Cats
It’s been alluded to several times in this publication that the Big Cat is something to be respected. Large, soft and capable of tearing a human being to pieces, the Big Cat is clearly terrifying. However there is no doubting its place amongst the hearts of the masses. We shouldn’t forget, for example, that this [...]
Sweat Pants Are Bad
In lieu of Bambi, I’m gonna go ahead and ask what the fuck is it with tracksuit pants today? Seriously, how have so many people got it wrong? I won’t go into the foolishly named tracky dacks that reside in Australia, but I would like to share my displeasure with the current state of play. [...]
Meow Meow
A message to weekend fiends: a hot new drug has hit the shelves. Apparently it’s just one chromosome away from MDMA, providing bountiful highs without the associated stigma of being a recreational drug user. If you pay any attention to the British media, you’ll be aware of Mephedrone. What you may not know is that [...]