The Evolution of PhilPhlix
A couple of days ago I uploaded a static version of my WIP movie catalogue at https://philbetts.com/philphlix/philphlix.html – go and have a little looksie. I’ve been tinkering away for years building tools, and have...
Phil Betts (dot com) Art & thought
What I Did
At the start of the year I said I was going to get into blogging in a big way. I also said 2024 was going to be amazing for everybody. I don’t think either of those things quite worked out as planned, but there’s a couple of days left to salvage something!
And We’re Back
I had to figure out how to log back in to this website to post an update. It’s been a while. Hi. I’ve got good news for you. 2024 is going to be a...
The BenRiach 16
“The BenRiach 16 Year Old is an old cottage in the German wilderness – a page out of a Brothers Grimm fairytale. Predominantly sweet with honey and ripe fruit, there’s a dark undercurrent, rich and...
Thirsty Thursdays – The Three Tuns, Aldgate
A review of The Three Tuns in Aldgate, a Roman wall-featuring, rooftop garden’d pub. Plus: the 3 Sods Brewery – Session IPA (from local Bethnal Green brewery), and the Tribute – Cornish Pale Ale.
W_nderings – 8 August, 2016
Things that have caught my fancy on the world wide web: Artist creates incredibly tiny floating worlds | Dark Patterns are designed to trick you | Is it just me, or is the world going crazy? | The day we discovered our parents were Russian spies | Real underground kingdom that has existed for millions of years went unnoticed, until recently | Why passports come in 4 standard colours…
2016 Spirit of Rome – Scotch Whisky Festival – Part III (Littlemill 21 Year Old)
“It’s bittersweet then that the Littlemill 21 Year Old is like a spending a bright sunny afternoon on a café perch, there’s a florist next door, and probably a harpsichordist, and life is good,...
W_nderings – 31 July, 2016
Things wot caught my fancy. The UX Secret That Will Ruin Apps For You by Mark Wilson, Fastcodesign [1000 words] – Details how lots of sites can process certain functions in a split second...
2016 Spirit of Rome – Scotch Whisky Festival – Part II (Benrinnes 14 Year Old)
“Sticking with a theme, the 2nd Spirit of Scotland – Rome Whisky Festival (Benrinnes 14 Year Old) is an old Chinese fishing village, and maybe your lao lao was born there, and she’s wondering...
Flotsam & Jetsam
Watercolour Whisky
Filmspotting
