Maverick creative thinking shreds marketing nerves 9 Aug 2013 | 08:18 pm

I’m a huge fan of movie posters and have wittered on endlessly on this blog to anyone who has enough patience to read about my love for them. There are some great and some not so great examples aro...

From kettle bells to rope and beyond… 30 Jul 2013 | 08:39 pm

Earlier this year I started a training regimen that was quite frankly a shock to my system. After years of relative inactivity, I embarked on a new adventure into what I hoped would result in a fitter...

When food meets branding 29 Jul 2013 | 07:16 pm

Right in my sweet spot, this. Two of my favourite obsessions, food and design, coming delightfully together in this post. An awful lot of people watch the TV series Masterchef and probably don’t give...

X Men First Class 2 24 Jul 2013 | 01:40 pm

These teaser posters for the upcoming film X men First Class 2 caught my eye. An interesting riff on past and present showing present day and back in the day Magneto and Xavier. I really like how tea...

Inappropriate typographic comment 23 Jul 2013 | 09:36 pm

Manhugs in Wakefield on a Monday night 22 Jun 2013 | 08:14 pm

Monday night this week was gig night. I dusted off the gig jacket and we headed over to The Hop in Wakefield to see one of our favourite singers Simone Felice. I’ve written about him before as I’ve se...

The Garden of Evening Mists 15 Jun 2013 | 06:43 pm

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng An unusual choice for the boys book club this month. Put forward by Andrew in an almost hopeful fashion, we were drawn to it as it was outside our usual orb...

Live at Leeds 12 May 2013 | 03:36 pm

So was Live at Leeds any good? It’s been steadily growing over the past few years and for one reason or another, I’ve not actually attended. This year, I finally managed to get my ass in gear and get ...

Machineries of Joy 16 Apr 2013 | 01:28 am

I’ve written many times about British Sea Power on this blog and I make no apologies about how much I love their music. April 2013 saw the release of their 6th studio album Machineries of Joy (if you ...

Ansel Adams 16 Apr 2013 | 12:55 am

If you love photography in any way then you will know all about Ansel Adams. His strikingly beautiful black and white photography of the American wilderness is timeless and majestic. All students of p...