East of West #1
Visually a Space Western, tonally a spiritual end-of-days scenario, and a politically-charged alternate history of the United States – it’s East of West
More?Butcher Baker, The Righteous Maker
Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker is not the kind of graphic novel that might immediately hold your attention from the shelf. In its plain blue covering and red marker scrawlings of the title it looks like a homemade piece at … More?
Why I Love York
First published on One&Other, available here – http://www.oneandother.com/articles/why-i-love-york-jenny-mugridge/ When I’m asked why I moved to York for university, I always say the same thing – that as soon as I stepped out of the incredible train station to see flowers … More?
The Windshield
She was my second love, after scotch. When you’re alone so long you get used to it; eventually you forget what you’re supposed to be missing out on. You adapt. Learn to thrive. Learn to wear your lonliness like a scarf. Whisky helps.
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The Massive – Black Pacific
Following up from East of West in the post-apocalyptic theme, this week I read The Massive, Brian Wood’s newest end of the world saga. Nothing about this is religious however; The Massive is concerned by the environmental damage we are … More?
Depeche Mode – Spirit
“Possibly the band’s most industrial, wrath and rancour-filled album, Spirit deals with the darkest parts of the human experience, including apathy, self-hatred, political revolt and hopelessness. A lot of Spirit despairs at humanity; it’s hard not to see the effect … More?
