What you need to remember about ‘Casablanca’ the next time you watch it, is that it was filmed in 1941, … More
Category: Non-fiction
Billy Mackenzie and The Glamour Chase
I first heard Billy Mackenzie and The Associates when I was about 15. By the time I had left school, … More
4000 Weeks
Having recently found myself with a lot more time on my hands, the opportunity to read more seemed to be … More
Jimmy Breslin and the Good Guys
The world needs another Jimmy Breslin. A newspaper man who doesn’t care what those in power think of him, doesn’t … More
Extra Time
Writing about the football on a regular basis must be a nightmare. Like most sports, the game itself is ninety … More
The Typewriter Revolution
Stop Reading the News
Watching the news in recent years has become a desperate experience. An avalanche of online access and the billionaire, corporate … More
Hemingway: A Life Without Consequences
Ernest Hemingway would have been a nightmare on Twitter. He would have retweeted your Blog post and then Dm’d all … More
Apropos of Nothing
Growing up listening to The Smiths, it seems strange to admit that I’ve pretty much given up on Morrissey and … More
Bathtubs Over Broadway
I’ve always wondered what it would have been like to be sitting in a cinema in 1938, watching ‘The Wizard … More