Author Archives: Vandal

As the year comes to a close- oh god oh god, stress, fire, oh no kill it, kill it! Well now that’s over with, I think doing the thing I did last year with this summary is definitely a good … Continue reading →

So this is the conclusion to the first exciting week of 52 week challenge. I wanted an early start to the year so after midnight on New Years’ evening I watched the first film and read another chapter of the … Continue reading →

Thoroughbreds (2017) questions class, privilege and the foundations on which we build relationships with each other. This brief discussional contains spoilers throughout and should be read with that in mind. The film opens with Amanda, eye to eye with a … Continue reading →

What is a fail state in video games? Is it when the screen fades to black and you have to press a button to continue or to reload at the last checkpoint? Is that point of death in Braid where … Continue reading →

There is no right way to make tea (there is) There is no correct temperature for the water (there is) There is no specific time for leaving it to brew (there is) There is no definitive type of cup form … Continue reading →

Reading a book has always been somewhat of an issue, not the consumption itself but the act of starting. Long books can seem daunting, especially those once started and then put down, to pick up again is arduous and once … Continue reading →

‘We may have differences of opinion as to the value of reaching the Pole. If we apply the utilitarian test, it is all small moment, but so is a poem. And what is polar exploration but an epic endeavour in … Continue reading →

To attract readers, Grosvenor would have to change the public’s attitude towards geography, which he knew was regarded “one of the dullest of all subjects, something to inflict upon schoolboys and avoid in later life.” The Society’s key to success, … Continue reading →

The notion of adapting a work, conceptually, is something that has always intrigued me. So much of our culture consists of reworking of previous material which the internet in particular has thrown into overdrive. This new prominence of alteration, attempts … Continue reading →