It’s all going a bit Sapphire & Steel.
September 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It’s all going a bit Sapphire & Steel.
Rereading Mark Fisher’s ‘Capitalist Realism’ (2009) reminding me how ahead of the curve he was.
July 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Rereading Mark Fisher’s ‘Capitalist Realism’ (2009) reminding me how ahead of the curve he was.
Brilliant and somewhat unsettling joint exhibition of Dix’s illustrations and Jim Broadbent’s sculpture in Hay-on-Wye at The Table Gallery.
Take the kids, they’ll love* it.
#hayfestival
*or have nightmares.
www.thetablehay.com/dix-jim
Take the kids, they’ll love* it.
#hayfestival
*or have nightmares.
www.thetablehay.com/dix-jim
May 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Brilliant and somewhat unsettling joint exhibition of Dix’s illustrations and Jim Broadbent’s sculpture in Hay-on-Wye at The Table Gallery.
Take the kids, they’ll love* it.
#hayfestival
*or have nightmares.
www.thetablehay.com/dix-jim
Take the kids, they’ll love* it.
#hayfestival
*or have nightmares.
www.thetablehay.com/dix-jim
As Hay Festival opens today I’m reminded of a quip from someone in the gents toilets there a few years ago.
“You know it’s Hay Festival cos the piss smells of asparagus.”
#hayfestival
“You know it’s Hay Festival cos the piss smells of asparagus.”
#hayfestival
May 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
As Hay Festival opens today I’m reminded of a quip from someone in the gents toilets there a few years ago.
“You know it’s Hay Festival cos the piss smells of asparagus.”
#hayfestival
“You know it’s Hay Festival cos the piss smells of asparagus.”
#hayfestival
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Being from the UK and a member of the late part of Generation X means having to live with the fact that every photo from your childhood resembles a still from a cultishly acclaimed but commercially disappointing folk horror film.
ESPECIALLY IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE: tomcox.substack.com/p/some-photo...
ESPECIALLY IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE: tomcox.substack.com/p/some-photo...
Some Photos From My Family's Archive And The Cult Low Budget Horror Films They Became
I’m keeping all the writing on my Substack page free at the moment, and I welcome all free subscribers, but if you are able to take out a paid subscription, it helps me do more of what I love.
tomcox.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Being from the UK and a member of the late part of Generation X means having to live with the fact that every photo from your childhood resembles a still from a cultishly acclaimed but commercially disappointing folk horror film.
ESPECIALLY IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE: tomcox.substack.com/p/some-photo...
ESPECIALLY IF THEY ACTUALLY ARE: tomcox.substack.com/p/some-photo...
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Guy Debord’s best-known work, “La société du spectacle” (The Society of the Spectacle) (1967), is a polemical and prescient indictment of our image-saturated consumer culture.
An Illustrated Guide to Guy Debord's 'The Society of the Spectacle'
The spectacle can be found on every screen that you look at. It is the advertisements plastered on the subway and the pop-up ads that appear in your browser.
hyperallergic.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Guy Debord’s best-known work, “La société du spectacle” (The Society of the Spectacle) (1967), is a polemical and prescient indictment of our image-saturated consumer culture.
Reminding myself.
March 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Reminding myself.
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This is such a brilliant and loving portrait of the photographer Tish Murtha.
I'd often seen her photography but knew next to nothing about her life. Communities tell their own stories best and Tish was a perfect chronicler of a left behind generation
I'd often seen her photography but knew next to nothing about her life. Communities tell their own stories best and Tish was a perfect chronicler of a left behind generation
Tish
Tish Murtha used her camera to celebrate overlooked working-class lives and to fight for social change in 1980s Britain. Her daughter, Ella, uncovers her poignant story.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This is such a brilliant and loving portrait of the photographer Tish Murtha.
I'd often seen her photography but knew next to nothing about her life. Communities tell their own stories best and Tish was a perfect chronicler of a left behind generation
I'd often seen her photography but knew next to nothing about her life. Communities tell their own stories best and Tish was a perfect chronicler of a left behind generation
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Before chatting about Art Deco on Front Row I took myself on a bit of a walking tour.
This is probably the most Deco building of Manchester: Express Building,Owen Williams 1939.
Imagine what a novelty this was after heavily ornate Victorian and Edwardian style.
This is probably the most Deco building of Manchester: Express Building,Owen Williams 1939.
Imagine what a novelty this was after heavily ornate Victorian and Edwardian style.
March 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Before chatting about Art Deco on Front Row I took myself on a bit of a walking tour.
This is probably the most Deco building of Manchester: Express Building,Owen Williams 1939.
Imagine what a novelty this was after heavily ornate Victorian and Edwardian style.
This is probably the most Deco building of Manchester: Express Building,Owen Williams 1939.
Imagine what a novelty this was after heavily ornate Victorian and Edwardian style.
Despite some things appearing to be going down the pan, on a personal level I’m certainly more optimistic entering my 50’s as opposed to my 40’s.
March 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Despite some things appearing to be going down the pan, on a personal level I’m certainly more optimistic entering my 50’s as opposed to my 40’s.
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Not sea glass but fragments of plastic car tail lights, indicators and brake lights, probably washed into storm drains after heavy rain, eventually making their way to the sea. #oceanplastic
March 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Not sea glass but fragments of plastic car tail lights, indicators and brake lights, probably washed into storm drains after heavy rain, eventually making their way to the sea. #oceanplastic
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A map of the locations of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s London churches, hinting at occult possibilities, drawn by writer/film-maker Iain Sinclair, with the help of artist/writer/film-maker Brian Catling.
“You could unpack an awful lot of From Hell from these lines on this drawing.”
– Alan Moore, writer.
“You could unpack an awful lot of From Hell from these lines on this drawing.”
– Alan Moore, writer.
March 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
A map of the locations of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s London churches, hinting at occult possibilities, drawn by writer/film-maker Iain Sinclair, with the help of artist/writer/film-maker Brian Catling.
“You could unpack an awful lot of From Hell from these lines on this drawing.”
– Alan Moore, writer.
“You could unpack an awful lot of From Hell from these lines on this drawing.”
– Alan Moore, writer.
John Walter’s interpretation of the Tarot deck inspired by the Covid lockdowns. Part of the excellent exhibition of Tarot at The Warburg Institute, London. Go see it if you’re there.
March 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
John Walter’s interpretation of the Tarot deck inspired by the Covid lockdowns. Part of the excellent exhibition of Tarot at The Warburg Institute, London. Go see it if you’re there.
Reminding myself that most chores don’t take as long and are easier than you imagine.
March 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Reminding myself that most chores don’t take as long and are easier than you imagine.
RIP Roy Ayers. Damn awful news.
So many great tunes, but I’ll settle for this right now.
youtu.be/wfbZZByhu5E?...
So many great tunes, but I’ll settle for this right now.
youtu.be/wfbZZByhu5E?...
Roy Ayers - We Live In Brooklyn
YouTube video by RespectTheArchitects
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
RIP Roy Ayers. Damn awful news.
So many great tunes, but I’ll settle for this right now.
youtu.be/wfbZZByhu5E?...
So many great tunes, but I’ll settle for this right now.
youtu.be/wfbZZByhu5E?...
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THE BLACK TOWER (1987): Channel 4 aired John Smith's stunning 'architectural horror' short about a mysterious black building which follows a man wherever he goes. A metaphor for depression, it's in the same 'once seen, never forgotten' category as La Cabina.
March 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
THE BLACK TOWER (1987): Channel 4 aired John Smith's stunning 'architectural horror' short about a mysterious black building which follows a man wherever he goes. A metaphor for depression, it's in the same 'once seen, never forgotten' category as La Cabina.
March 2, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I’m a bit late to the party with this perhaps but what a wonderful, fuzzy, beguiling, eerie album.
It stopped me in my tracks on first listen.
Here’s the full album with no irritating ads.
youtu.be/_LJi5na897Y?...
It stopped me in my tracks on first listen.
Here’s the full album with no irritating ads.
youtu.be/_LJi5na897Y?...
Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee (2024) Full Album HQ
YouTube video by REALISTIK
youtu.be
February 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I’m a bit late to the party with this perhaps but what a wonderful, fuzzy, beguiling, eerie album.
It stopped me in my tracks on first listen.
Here’s the full album with no irritating ads.
youtu.be/_LJi5na897Y?...
It stopped me in my tracks on first listen.
Here’s the full album with no irritating ads.
youtu.be/_LJi5na897Y?...
Compared to What (2020 Remaster)
YouTube video by Roberta Flack - Topic
youtu.be
February 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
February 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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The BBC’s library of classic sci-fi sounds is now available to sample.
The BBC’s library of classic sci-fi sounds is now available to sample
The BBC is bringing back its Radiophonic Workshop as a tool for a new generation of musicians.
buff.ly
February 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The BBC’s library of classic sci-fi sounds is now available to sample.
