Monoman
Blog URL http://www.monoman.com/
Located York, North Yorkshire United Kingdom
Tags technology, culture, books, nature, food, folklore, writing, music, coolstuff
Seasoned goodness since 2003
Latest Blog Posts
- The Best a Man Can Get on Aug 12, 2009 in Funny Ha Ha
This article landed in my inbox via a mailing list newsletter I'd forgotten I'd subscribed to. I don't even know why I started reading - stuff like this normally goes straight in the trash. But I'm glad I did -...
- TRON on Jul 30, 2009 in Films
OMG. I am about as excited now as I was 27 years ago when the first TRON movie was released. One of my favourite films ever, and it's been re-made. With Jeff Bridges starring again!!...
- The best lyrics to any track ever on May 8, 2009 in Music
As part of my research for the Novel That Will Never Be Finished, I have an ongoing interest in the Hashishin - the Shi'ite sect of assassins masterminded by Hassan-i Sabbah, who would command absolute loyalty by drugging his followers...
- Back in Black 2 on May 1, 2009 in Apparel
I've been a fan of Hydro74 for years now and was hacked off when I missed out on Back in Black 1. So it's good to see that the t-shirt exhibition has become an annual event. Plenty of truly...
- Police Bastard on Apr 25, 2009 in Politics
Given what's happened at G20 etc recently, it's safe to conclude that *all* police constables are fascist bully-boys (a sentiment articulated best by 1980's crust punk outfit Doom on the track 'Police Bastard'.) But if you thought Her Majesty's...
- Roy of the Tractors on Apr 24, 2009 in Sport
This is the best possible news to end the season on. It's no secret that since Marcus Evans became the club's majority shareholder he's had big aspirations for Ipswich. Keano's appointment is clearly part of a masterplan to transform...
- The most depressing t-shirt ever? on Apr 9, 2009 in Apparel
It's all too easy to procure cool and unique t-shirt designs these days. Unfortunately most of them are irrepressibly colourful and up-beat. So how about this as an antidote: from Indiana doom vendors Apostle of Solitude, the front reads 'Sincerest..
