(Pictured: Georges Perec)Approches de quoi (Approaches to what)That is the title of Georges Perec’s 19731 essay that first mentioned the infraordinary. In different ways, and with different levels of confidence, we are both trying to get our bearings through writing, which is to say trying to locate ourselves…
Since I’ve turned 33 recently, I thought I’d lay out some thoughts, if not in pen and paper, then at least here as a random piece. This isn’t too well thought out so I wouldn’t call it wisdom or anything else, just a few scraps since it’s a…
Welcome to the First Edition of the Cultural Dispatch. Let’s go. 1. Record – Sanah – Kaprysy First section is dedicated to off-beat music, stuff that’s not mainstream and I’ve loved recently. I don’t appreciate the music that’s pushed by big labels and falsely labelled as “Indie” for…
About three months ago my ADD brain was on the high of retro gaming again. The Retroid was boring, I wanted a PSP for the sake of nostalgia, then thought better of it because it was quite expensive… But what sounded just as good was making my Retroid…
Here’s a sometimes controversial statement: I like U2. Bono can be a twat, “The Edge” is an overrated guitarist, their political shtick falls flat sometimes… But their music is good. And I like their later stuff more than their earlier albums. Probably because I started listening to them…
It’s two years later after “Nevermind” and “In Utero” comes out. You don’t think it can top that and… it doesn’t. But it’s not bad. It’s like if Nevermind was the A-Side and In Utero is the B-Side. It’s still some of your favourite stuff, you love it,…
I’m imagining right now. It’s September in 1991, you’ve enjoyed a fresh episode of Seinfeld, went to the movies after lunch to see Die Hard 2 perhaps and, in the evening, after a milkshake and a bit of DuckTales on the GameBoy, you went to the record store…
I’ve been listening to the early Ozzy albums today and, my god, these are even better than I remember. Sure, I always have some rock in my rotation, I get to a bit of Sabbath and Ozzy on my rockin’ days, but even though I’ve been playing these…
…and show them how to run that place. RIP Prince of Darkness, can’t believe he made it this far on that bat diet and those ragged bones, but I’m glad he did. His solo albums and especially his Black Sabbath albums have been some of my favourites as…
Charlie Chaplin’s last movie as “The Tramp” is a tour de force of movie-making. Chaplin directed, wrote, produced, edited and, of course, was the main character of this magnificent story, a classic in every sense of the word. Not only is it part silent and part talkie, straddling…
Picking out books from your collection for a summer holiday can be tricky. Big juicy tomes are out of the question, you need to be able to hold it in one hand while holding a cocktail in the other. Short ones are a no-go – unless you pack…
Let’s not spend too much time on these. I’ve listened to them and I didn’t enjoy them too much, that’s about it. They’re on the extended 1001 list but… I think when the list gets edited these can go in favour of some 21st century albums. Tim Buckley…
Reaction Speed [Failed] You’re late. So late. Everyone else solved the case, turned in their badge, handed in their report. You’re standing in the ruins of a video game cultural moment, piecing together what everyone already experienced. The game came out in 2019. It is now unacceptably later…
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