The tide has been stemmed. I no longer have to walk into a branch of, say, Accessorize, and feel like I’m back in my first school disco just because they’re playing Aha. Nor have I been frequenting 80s revival discos to get a fix of high energy pop. Truth be told, I haven’t been frequenting …
Category archives: Media
Sensible mid-life crisis
Maybe it’s another birthday. Or maybe it’s just Facebook. Here are all the ways to try out new cars, pose, acquire a car that suggests there’s a crisis of some kind, or just enjoy beating other people… It probably doesn’t sound terribly healthy. But the Facebook option – aka Petrolhead – does mean that you …
The monsters are back…
For those who have been waiting for their next fix of sci-fi on TV, there is relief. Even light relief. January saw the return of both “Primeval” and “Torchwood”. As each was new last year, their return is meant to offer both more of the same, and better… Generally, so far, so good. There are …
Nostalgia
You know what they say. Even nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. But when does nostalgia start? It’s been a week where The Times has been including tokens to collect DVDs of children’s television. Mr Benn. The Flumps. Even the Wombles. But what have they called it? Nostalgia children’s TV. Is this a sign …
Immediate feedback
Blog writing is a dangerous thing. Yesterday I learned that one friend reads this blog ‘most days’; another met me at a group yesterday and mentioned she’d read the Robin Hood post from the day before. That’s immediate feedback for you! Of course, they could have also posted a comment, and then I’d have known …