Your murder-free workplace
16/02/2015
An unusually long run of days without a murder in New York City ended on Saturday tantalizingly shy of two weeks. According to the press, […]
One of the best and biggest British exports to the world has been the weekly sci-fi comic 2000AD. To celebrate its 40th birthday later this month, I look at the best stories featuring its star, Judge Dredd.
Set mostly after the Atomic Wars of 2070, the population of the USA is contained within … [continue reading]
Our favorite scream of the silver screen
Making its first appearance in the Star Wars saga in 1977, the so-called 'Wilhelm scream' has become a familiar sound effect in modern movies. Frequently used in situations where someone falls from a great height, or is shot or possibly even blown up, its unique shriek usually reflects the unpleasant … [continue reading]
Often referred to as ‘an exercise in controlled chaos', Hong Kong is a diverse and densely populated city that seems to defy convention. The city centre is packed with people, day and night, while cars and trams tentatively navigate through the heaving crowds. An infinite number of neon signs flash … [continue reading]
Starlog magazine saved my life
My childhood was spent growing up in a quaint, country town on the south coast of England. By far the most important – and the most exciting – event in my 13-year-old life was being paid every month for my weekly paper-round. Not because I enjoyed receiving the veritable fortune of £35 … [continue reading]
This was my first time crossing the border from the United Arab Emirates into neighbouring Oman. The border control itself is like a small shanty town of sorts. There are three run-down, dilapidated huts made from rusty corrugated iron sheets. You enter the first one and it's hot, dusty and … [continue reading]
Welcome to the ‘Forgotten Borough’
10/02/2015
Staten Island. The name always rings a bell, but you can’t quite remember why…or even if you’ve ever been there. Granted, it was on everyone’s […]
“It’s gonna be cold, it’s gonna be grey…”
02/02/2015
That’s right, woodchuck-chuckers…it’s Groundhog Day. At the curiously-named Gobbler’s Knob, in the tiny town of Punxsutawney, Western Pennsylvania, just a few moments ago, the little […]
The spectacle that is Super Bowl Sunday
25/01/2015
What’s odd is that when I was a kid, growing up in the serene countryside of Southern England, I adored American Football. Every single Sunday […]
Celebrating New Year in New York
01/01/2015
The build up to New Year is traditionally saturated with summaries: top googled words, who died, who should’ve died, memorable sporting victories, worst selling, best […]
How to get to Sesame Street
02/10/2014
Virtually every adult over the age of 30 will have memories of growing up with Sesame Street. Anyone younger than that has more than likely […]
Why is New York called Gotham?
10/09/2014
Say the name ‘Gotham City’ to anyone and they almost certainly think of the fictional US city that features in DC comic books and is […]
If it’s war they want, it’s war they will get
27/08/2014
A number of things can quickly take the shine off moving to a big city in a new country. It doesn’t matter that you might […]
