Mini blog post about Star Wars mini amigurumi

Posted by on Feb 20, 2010 in Curation, Writing | No Comments

My girlfriend is into her craft stuff and found these cool Star Wars mini amigurumi created by Lucy Ravenscar who can be found at: http://lucyravenscar.blogspot.com/ Excellent work Lucy!

Moon (and Clint Mansell)

Posted by on Aug 9, 2009 in Reviews | No Comments

The less you know about this film the more you’ll enjoy it, I think – so I won’t be saying anything about the actual plot – but having finally seen this the other night I enjoyed it so much I felt the need to write about it briefly here. The story is great, taking parts ...

Playing with the Past

Posted by on Jul 20, 2009 in Reviews | 2 Comments

I’m delighted to say that Playing with the Past is back in Edinburgh for a second night on August 22nd. This combination of film and live music was my highlight of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (ok I only saw one other film, what of it?) bringing together three of my favourite Edinburgh bands ...

The Big Apple

Posted by on May 12, 2009 in Personal | 5 Comments

On Thursday Mel and I are heading New York City for the first time ever for five days. To say we’re excited is something of an understatement. We’ve both discussed going there many times since the day we got together – and we’ll be celebrating 11 years since that fateful day while we’re there (yes ...

Hunter S. Thompson – Where Did It All Go Wrongzo?

Posted by on Mar 3, 2009 in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

The documentary Gonzo: The Life & Work of Dr Hunter S Thompson about the is an enjoyable, if uneven take on the life of the much-loved gonzo figurehead and “walking monument to misbehaviour” and is both an inspirational and cautionary tale. Disclaimer: What follows is less a review than the thoughts it provoked about the life ...