Chewing the Cud
INSPIRATION COMES FROM THE STRANGEST OF PLACES.
Too Early for Christmas…
“Don’t you dare!” I was just looking in the cellar. Just looking, I swear. But we all know what’s down there. We all know that, in the dark corner with the single light bulb, nestling among the webs and spider corpses, sit the boxes of baubles and [...]
Santa and The Hijack of Christmas
“Once upon a time, far, far away, a man sat in front of a canvas and set his mind to work. He recalled his research and studied the pages of illustrations before him - the dozens of crude drawings and bright illustrations that, for decades, had plastered [...]
Wilko and Out: Another High Street Brand Falls – But Why?
Those of us of a certain age remember two things from our youth: the sound and smell of cracking open a freshly borrowed Blockbuster VHS and the giddy joy of the Woolworths Pick and Mix. Nobody born today will even remember walking in the door of either [...]
Threads: Getting to the Point
“Oh, God: not another one.” It wasn’t just me thinking this, right? My initial reaction at the somewhat sudden launch of Threads, Instagram’s “social” Twitter (ahem: “X”) rival, earlier this year was mild incredulity. Another social media channel to watch. Another social media channel to consider for [...]
Yeezy Does It: the Billion Dollar Fallout
You know what it’s like at the start of a new relationship: the joy, the nerves, the trembling excitement. You get to know them. The joy builds. Years of promise and hope stretch out before you and, if you’re lucky, it all comes true. If you’re unlucky, [...]
X-Rated or X factor? Does Twitter have a Future Beyond the Blue Bird?
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Elon Musk may have this painted on the wall of his office right now, right next to a giant letter X. The transformation has already begun at Twitter, with the friendly blue bird disappearing from Twitter’s app [...]
