Leave any pride in your work at the door
26/04/2014
The Los Angeles office of the Mail Online is a tiny bungalow-of-a-building in Venice, with only the smallest of signs – usually hidden by a few […]
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]
Another season of Dodgers baseball
15/04/2014
It’s that time of year, Spring training has finished, the extravagant exhibition games are over and the Major League Baseball season has finally begun. As […]
Stop → Look → Listen → Blog
25/03/2014
Generally speaking driving in Los Angeles is straightforward, fun and for the most part stress free. Although it must be said, when I was having […]
Let’s just bug out and call it even, OK?
05/03/2014
The closest I’d ever come to an earthquake was a simulation at the Science Museum, where you stood in the middle of a mock up […]
Is Santa Monica Little Britain?
15/02/2014
While some areas of Los Angeles are unmistakably pockets of foreign culture, like Chinatown or Little Tokyo, with billboards, posters and shop signs written in […]
And the hits just keep on coming
02/02/2014
As much as I wanted the apartment at 827 4th street, I think the one I’ve ended up with is much nicer, certainly more expensive, […]
Pink and yellow and blue and green…
23/01/2014
The last time I had to look for an apartment, the process involved sitting in a café, day after day, thumbing through the lively-colored pages […]
Thirty long years in coming
16/01/2014
After planning any sizable project for some time, when the day finally arrives and the anticipation is over, it’s normal I guess to be in […]
What if Guy Fawkes had pulled it off?
05/11/2013
November 5th is known in the UK as Guy Fawkes Night. Across the country, firework displays take place to commemorate the failed plot in 1605 […]
