The story of Facebook, as we are being led to believe it, is very one-sided: A tale of horny guys who just want to get the approval of the girls and popularity of the cool kids, that and theft, betrayal and stupidity. The film is based on the book Accidental Billionaires, in which author Ben [...]

Although I enjoying knowing the real meaning behind things; why songs were written, what a film means etc., we interpret things differently and take our own meaning from them. I’ve enjoyed the music of Lifehouse for many years, occasionally dipping in and out of their melancholic sound, recently I’ve found myself listening to Stanley Climbfall [...]

Paris is an undeniably historic artistic city, and so while there, I captured some of this, through some old type to modern type. I’ve become a little bit of a type-geek.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again; Paris is dirty and polluted, vulgar, unscrupulous, exploitative and offensive, but I still love it. It’s appealing in so many ways; the stunning architecture, the beautiful people, delicious food, boulangeries, the metro (it has rubber wheels!), fashion, art, bars, nightlife, history… I’ve been a few times [...]

Dinard is a small seaside town in Brittany with beaches and a long walk under the huge villas. Along by the beach is a large statue of Alfred Hitchcock. It is said that while he did spend much time here, he also based the house used in Psycho on one of the villas.

I was introduced to The National by Valérie-Anne back in May. I immediately fell in love. So many wonderful songs. Make me go all funny inside. One of my many favourites: The National — Green Gloves Falling out of touch with all my friends are somewhere getting wasted, hope they’re staying glued together, I have [...]

Pointe du Raz is an area of rocky terrain at the most western point of France — an amateur rock-climber’s dream. It offers a brilliantly dramatic view, and exciting hike across the jagged hostile landscape while watching the water crash on the rocks below. Oh the way back from the rock(s), we stopped at Baie [...]

There are many things I enjoy the idea of doing often more than actually doing them. Writing is one of them, in a way. I like the idea of writing thought-provoking essays, opinion pieces, and wordy pseudo-intellectual studies that make everyone take a second to think about the state of the world today. Alas, it’s [...]

It doesn’t really bother me as much as it should that Sufjan Stevens is a Christian; simply put, his music is mind-blowing. Regardless of his 2006 5-CD Christmas Songs collection (which certainly isn’t bad) and numerous biblical references on other releases, particularly those of Seven Swans [2004], his music speaks volumes, and a voice that [...]

Due to being pretty busy lately blogging has been a bit intermittent, and I’m still harping on about my France/Birmingham holiday way back in August. I have a few more posts that will be spread out over the next couple of weeks between a lot of other posts I’m also working on, and if I [...]