During the Rebecca Riots, men from South Wales wore the stove pipe hat and Welsh maids outfit as an act of defiance. Where is that spirit now?
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All Hail the Metaverse: How Bleak Does the Future of the Internet Look?
In a real-life bedtime story to his son, the protagonist of Tron Legacy, Kevin Flynn recaps the plotline of the original Tron movie: “We built a new grid for programs and users. Now, I couldn’t be in there all the time, so I created a program in my own image that could think, like youContinueContinue reading “All Hail the Metaverse: How Bleak Does the Future of the Internet Look?”
Alone in the Metaverse
I am lonely. My life may be filled with hollow hugs and hepatic handshakes. But I am alone. In an infinitely expanding universe filled with immortal souls whose datasets linger in the ether eternally, my best and only friend is an AI named Tom.
This Joyless Division Will Tear Us Apart- QMT
I’ve had another article published on Queen Mob’s Teahouse which is always exciting. This time, it seems that another Manc music icon wants to sully their name by saying something stupid. This time, it was the turn of Bernard Sumner of Joy Division/ New Order fame with his “Welshist” comments in the wake of WelshContinueContinue reading “This Joyless Division Will Tear Us Apart- QMT”
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(A Field Of) Scapegoats
“We didn’t start the fire”
he said
“they did”
he said
as he pointed
at his field
of scapegoats.
Submissions Wanted for A New Site- Who’s In?
I am toying with an idea. It’s not the most original idea in the world, I want to create and curate a new site for writers and artists. I want to fill it with great works and make sure that the original writer gets the credit for it. Submissions are wanted! The idea is toContinueContinue reading “Submissions Wanted for A New Site- Who’s In?”
Christmas Writing Challenge #6
Christmas is Cancelled After a grueling December election, the sitting government win power again. But, if spending the last few years ruining the lives of the poor wasn’t enough, in their winning speech the heartless prime minister announces that they are cancelling Christmas. The leader of the opposition, a lovely old man with a whiteContinueContinue reading “Christmas Writing Challenge #6”
‘Where Is The 2019 Red Wedge’ – On Queen Mob’s Teahouse
https://queenmobs.com/2019/12/where-is-the-2019-red-wedge/ Happy to see that another article that I wrote about The Red Wedge, UK politics, and music was featured on the international literary journal ‘Queen Mob’s Teahouse’ Please go and read it. And, if you are in UK, vote. And also, if at all possible, please vote out the Tory scum next Thursday. ThatContinueContinue reading “‘Where Is The 2019 Red Wedge’ – On Queen Mob’s Teahouse”
Now That’s What I Call Politics! A 2019 Election Mixtape
For those suffering from the electoral blues and those who want to eradicate a different kind of blue from the houses of parliament, here is the definitive UK election playlist to warm the hearts of those who are bored to tears by the whole millennia-spanning saga.