Binky the doormat

"Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you..."

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:21:56 +0000

“Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the entire journey that way.”

- E.L. Doctrow

Large Doormat Collider

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:14:00 +0000

I’m currently trying to feed my new Twitter feed into tis Tumblr blog. In doing so, I have so far accidentally imported Greg Grunberg’s Twitter feed and wiped all of my CSS. Extrapolating events into the next few hours, it’s quite possible that I’ll tear a rather large hole in the fabric of time and space.

Sorry.

Two zero zero eight

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:52:00 +0000

Once again, I’ll be following Boico’s lead and slapping up my review of 2008 over the next few weeks. In the meantime, have a look back at things that really got my goat in 2007 and leave a comment twelve months late.

Lots of lovely work from Oslo-based Heydays (via Form Fifty...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:13:00 +0000

Lots of lovely work from Oslo-based Heydays (via Form Fifty Five). That reminds me, I really need to get to work on my own stationery …

Mumbai under attack - The Big Picture continues to be the home...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:29:00 +0000

Mumbai under attack - The Big Picture continues to be the home of amazing photo journalism.

More on Changeling: the LA Times have collected all of their...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:16:00 +0000

More on Changeling: the LA Times have collected all of their original coverage of the Christine Collins case/Wineville Chicken Coop Murders here.

By the way, Changeling is excellent. On top of all the great...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:29:20 +0000

By the way, Changeling is excellent. On top of all the great direction and performances, it impressively recreates 20s/30s Los Angeles with subtle use of CGI – an example of the recent trend of cinematic historical cityscaping (think of King Kong’s New York, or Zodiac’s San Francisco) that will hopefully continue.

Stone Soup, York-based designers/publishers, have a novel...

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:55:50 +0000

Stone Soup, York-based designers/publishers, have a novel approach to website navigation. What do you reckon: intuitive or frustrating?

This week, I have mostly been:

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:05:26 +0000

reading Watchmen (and keeping my fingers crossed that the big squiddy makes it into the film)
Behancing myself
balking – yes, that’s right, balking – at DC’s latest cynical publicity stunt
getting to grips with Team Fortress 2
watching some fine Shakespeare whilst trying to eat Quavers really really quietly
annually reporting.

Some more new work from yours truly.

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:53:57 +0000

Some more new work from yours truly.

A little poster I’ve been working on.

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:25:00 +0000

A little poster I’ve been working on.

The good Doctor and I are jetting off to New York in a few...

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:59:00 +0000

The good Doctor and I are jetting off to New York in a few weeks. There’s so much about that city that I love, especially the people, so watching this little film by Crush & Lovely just makes me feel all bubbly and optimistic, and now I can’t wait to get on that plane!

Thanks to SwissMiss).

Requiem for a teabag: clever solution to a simple problem. Seem...

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:10:26 +0000

Requiem for a teabag: clever solution to a simple problem. Seem so obvious, doesn’t it?

X-Factor Christmas number one to be … Leonard Cohen? Really?

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:02:12 +0000

X-Factor Christmas number one to be … Leonard Cohen? Really?

What the world has been waiting for: Diamond Shreddies

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:02:26 +0000

What the world has been waiting for: Diamond Shreddies

Frozen peas + fizzy pop = goodness?

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:33:32 +0000

Frozen peas + fizzy pop = goodness?

Lots of new loveliness on two-colour genius James Cullen’s...

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:59:00 +0000

Lots of new loveliness on two-colour genius James Cullen’s Behance portfolio.

From guy:“Jeff Bridges documented the making of Iron Man...

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:54:27 +0000

From guy:

“Jeff Bridges documented the making of Iron Man with some amazing photos. Between this and the catfish story JeffBridges.com is quickly becoming one of my favorite destinations. Making Iron Man discovered on David Mikula’s blog.”

Phillip Rhys talking about Survivors (the first episode of which...

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:53:00 +0000

Phillip Rhys talking about Survivors (the first episode of which was rather good, no?) and letting something slip about a certain Doctor …

My new favourite movie: Black Dynamite.

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:43:22 +0000

My new favourite movie: Black Dynamite.