“The 5th Spirit of Scotland – Rome Whisky Festival (Glen Keith 20 Year Old) has the rustic charm of a little villa in the countryside, and maybe a nonna lives there, and she’s wondering...
Interesting, thought-provoking bits and bobs. A slight indictment on society in this one, a little dystopian, sprinkled with a few moments of levity. The UK Gold by Thom Yorke & Robert Del Naja, Soundcloud [streaming soundtrack]...
A couple of old, low res vids of me firespinning back in the day. I was somewhat conspicuous as a ninja.
Hello, handsome. Real men wear skirts. And real elves, obvs. A Warhammer High Elf Spearman I painted back in the day. He has about seven million brethren in various states of plastic, paint and...
Things that made me think. Society, complexity, pretties. Is it time to rethink recycling? by Amy Westervelt, Vox [2000 word article] – interesting article about moves to shift the responsibility of recycling and packaging from governments to...
Not to be confused with Star Wars: Special Edition. Here are a few articles I’ve had kicking about since Star Wars VII came out at the end of last year. It’s been a surreal...
“The Arran 14 Year Old is San Francisco in the late 1960s: at its peak it’s vibrant, sweet and herbaceous, but it finishes on a slightly bitter note.” Read my review of the Arran...
Abandoned Chinese Fishing Village Being Swallowed By Nature on Bored Panda [Gallery list] – Just incredible. Artists got ‘Homeland is racist’ Arabic graffiti into the latest episode of ‘Homeland – by Elahe Izadi, Washington Post [647 word news article...
Things ah’ve been looking at this week. How Tech Companies Are Celebrating Back To The Future Day on TechCrunch [click gallery, mixed media] – It was Back to the Future Day this week, and a...
I produced live sketchnotes for the 2015 Searchlove Conference, which covers SEO & digital marketing. You can view high res versions of these at the Distilled Searchlove Roundup.
Watercolour Whisky
In which I paint and review single malt Scotch whiskies
Filmspotting
Recreating shots from some of my favourite films
Flotsam & Jetsam