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Category Archives: culture
Merlin is a prophet for our times.
What I can’t afford to do — and I deeply hope you guys also won’t even attempt to do — is to live in a world of unlimited access (in- or outbound) that requires you to pretend anyone who happens… Continue reading
Mount Rushmore carved with a Swiss Army knife
Cormac McCarthy is auctioning the Olivetti Lettera 32 typewriter he has used for the past 50 years (and 5 million words). Cormac McCarthy has written more than a dozen novels, several screenplays, two plays, two short stories, countless drafts, letters… Continue reading
Here’s comes the Futureshock
All roads lead to Vauxhall tonight for the Citinite X LuckyMe party at the Lightbox, Time Out has described it as the one of the parties of the year, and with a line-up like this, they may well be on… Continue reading
And the horse you rode in on.
Elizabeth Kolbert’s amazing takedown of Superfreakonomics, for the New Yorker. Truly career ending.
Category culture
Mr Fox *is* fantastic
The first reviews are sounding really positive. I can’t wait.
Firemusic 3.0
We’ve spruced up Firemusic a little to give it a bit more flexibity. There are a whole load of exclusive mixes and tracks from Disco Jesus, Quaid, Ulysses82 and the rest of the firemusic family already on the site and… Continue reading
These Are My Twisted Words
Radiohead-still way ahead of the curve and finding ways to make it all seem new (again). (Also available here)
Disco Sucks
“It was a strange night,” Trammell said. “It was crazy. What a night. Thirty years later, and we’re still laughing.” NYT on the 30th anniversary of the Night Disco Went Up in Smoke. Gotta love the 70′s-imagine trying to get… Continue reading
The Patron Saint of Quality Footwear
As anyone who knows me can testify, I’m not a mad follower of fashion, prefering in my advancing years the safe comforts of classic brands like Filson and Barbour, rich in heritage and function, and never fashionable enough to go… Continue reading
Category culture, exclusives
Tags folk, shoes, shofolk