Thoughts

I had a dream…

The railway platform is busy today. Mostly commuters with their blank stares waiting for their over crowded and under comfortable carriage to arrive and take them home after a long day in the city. It feels like any other work… Read More ›

Isolationism

Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that, no, agents did not stop a Norwegian traveler who showed them a meme of a bald Vice President JD Vance. The story circulating online — first in Norwegian newspaper Nordlys and then picked… Read More ›

The best we have

It’s a dull grey day in the pebbledashed sprawl of north-west London when I first see Keir Starmer. We’re at RAF Northolt just outside Ruislip, a military airport that seems to capture much about modern Britain. Set among the tired… Read More ›

LEGO Disney Pixar Luxo Jr.

Recreate the endearing, playful character from the first CGI animated film ever to be nominated for an Academy award with this collectible LEGO® Ideas Disney Pixar Luxo Jr. building set for adults (21357). The buildable display model, which makes fantastic… Read More ›

I was wrong about Kobo

My son told me that he wanted an eReader for his birthday and my first response was ‘What Kindle do you want?’ He told me that he specifically wanted the Kobo Libra Colour because it can deal with PDFs and… Read More ›