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The Ick according to Mumsnet
by anonymous contributors in this thread. The end bit on a tomato. The word ‘sip’. The word ‘entrepreneur.’ People starting a new paragraph for every sentence, like they’re writing a poem. Disney adults. The word ‘panties’. Hairdressers who handle your hair in a feeble way. Gen Z influencers who live alone and post reels about… Continue reading
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2025: a tasty mast year
“Berries have come early to the rowans of Edinburgh this year. A few trees have already shed or partly-shed their leaves following August’s drought, making it easy to spot the blackbirds and thrushes bobbing up and down atop heavy bunches of bright red fruit.” This is a remark I made on a dormant Substack in… Continue reading
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New poem published in Magma Poetry
Whoops! I nearly forgot to tell you… The poem is called “Halicephalobus Mephisto or Dirt Divinations” and it’s about a worm under pressure. You can pick up issue 90 of Magma directly from their site or from various bookshops with the foresight and good taste to sell Magma’s current and back issues. Digital copies are… Continue reading
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The working class in the arts: where are they?
There is a known absence of people from working-class backgrounds in the creative arts. As of 2020, only 16% of the workforce in creative industries are from working-class backgrounds. The Working Class Creatives Database (WCCD) manifesto I recently joined the WCCD, which describes itself as “a platform to share and highlight the work of working… Continue reading
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“In Jackson Heights” London Film Festival review
Having rewatched this film and cheerfully argued with a friend about it, I thought I’d dig up a review I did on it for a London arts mag way back when the film first opened. So if you like documentaries, read on… A study in unassuming observation, In Jackson Heights is director Frederick Wiseman’s 40th… Continue reading
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