5 Chinese CrackersSomething wicked this way comesListen. Can you hear it? It’s the sound of an out of tune calliope crackling to life as a haunted carousel judders into motion. Around the…Apr 28, 2023Apr 28, 2023
5 Chinese CrackersScary trends, trendy scaresImagine if the scariest, most strictest headmistress in the world ever was scared of something. What might that be? Go on. Imagine.May 24, 2022May 24, 2022
5 Chinese CrackersNOThe Government is about to introduce new laws to protect freedom of speech in universities that could end up protecting holocaust deniers…May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
5 Chinese CrackersThe more things change…You’ve probably noticed a bit of a surge in far right activity over the last couple of years. It might feel as if something that was deeply…Aug 7, 2018Aug 7, 2018
5 Chinese CrackersProgressive eugenics?More pixels and ink have been wasted over the case of professional Gumby Toby Young this past couple of weeks than I think any of us would…Jan 15, 2018Jan 15, 2018
5 Chinese CrackersPut Up a Parking LotHa ha. Look at them lemons in their pyjamas. Imagine doing that in your spare time. Imagine thinking that waving your legs about would work…Oct 5, 2017Oct 5, 2017
5 Chinese Crackers(Mis)understanding dystopiaI read something today that was so bad, that at first I thought it was a parody. So bad, it heads toward being actually offensive. So bad…May 2, 2017May 2, 2017
5 Chinese CrackersThe old school is the best schoolBack in the olden days, I used to write a blog about tabloid newspapers. I’d examine their stories to see how the facts had been monkeyed…Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016
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