The Guardian Thursday news quiz is back!
Good news, everyone! After an unexpected hiatus due to me going slightly loopy over the summer, the Guardian Thursday news quiz is back! As I said on Facebook, “A huge news week deserves the return of a huge news quiz….
#Sparkstember2025 is on, and today is the best day for the Sparks-curious
Regular readers know I love Sparks. Even more regular readers will know that September is #Sparkstember. The plan is that you listen to every Sparks album in order, once a day during September. A few years back, as part of…
A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in August 2025
I’ve ditched the old blurb about “not being a movies person, but anyway…” because since I started going to the cinema regularly in 2022 I’ve turned into the kind of guy who downloads the London Film Festival brochure and meticulously…
A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in July 2025
I’ve ditched the old blurb about “not being a movies person, but anyway…” because since I started going to the cinema regularly in 2022 I’ve turned into the kind of guy who downloads the London Film Festival brochure and meticulously…
A one-line review of every gig I’ve been to in June 2025
This monthly series is probably as much for my benefit as yours. I go to a lot of gigs and it is nice to have a way to remember them all. Maybe your interest will be piqued by one of…
A one-line spoiler-free review of everything I watched in the cinema in June 2025
I’ve ditched the old blurb about “not being a movies person, but anyway…” because since I started going to the cinema regularly in 2022 I’ve turned into the kind of guy who downloads the London Film Festival brochure and meticulously…
A one-line review of everything I saw at Forever Now
This monthly series is probably as much for my benefit as yours. I go to a lot of gigs and it is nice to have a way to remember them all. Maybe your interest will be piqued by one of…
What happened to the Guardian Thursday quiz?
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had lots of lovely messages from people all asking what boils down to one question – “What happened to the Guardian Thursday quiz?” Regular readers will know that I write a Thursday quiz for…
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A one-line review of the other half of the gigs I’ve been to in May 2025
This monthly series is probably as much for my benefit as yours. I go to a lot of gigs and it is nice to have a way to remember them all. Maybe your interest will be piqued by one of…
A one-line review of half of the gigs I’ve been to in May 2025
This monthly series is probably as much for my benefit as yours. I go to a lot of gigs and it is nice to have a way to remember them all. Maybe your interest will be piqued by one of…