by Jack Barrow | Aug 2, 2019 | Pop Philosophy
Since the announcement of Rutger Hauer’s death last week there’s been a lot of comment about his part in Blade Runner. I’ve not heard much said about his very surreal Guinness adverts though. I’m sure, at the time, I remember hearing that they...
by Jack Barrow | Jul 18, 2019 | Non Fiction, Publishing, reviews
By Neil Oliver Back in 2010 I asked for a copy of A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor for Christmas. It’s a great book although, I have to admit, I’ve not read it so much as browsed it. However, I know what’s in it as I, like so many other Radio 4...
by Jack Barrow | May 27, 2019 | Non Fiction, Publishing, reviews
By Tim Peake People outside the UK might not have heard of Tim Peake but here in the UK he’s a bit of a celeb. Tim is the second astronaut to come from Britain after Helen Sharman who went into space in 1991 but most people have forgotten about her, which, somehow,...
by Jack Barrow | May 17, 2019 | Thoughts and Observations
They’ve built a new block of flats near where I live, you might know them as apartments. As blocks of flats go it’s much like any other, it has plenty of parking, it’s within walking distance to some shops and an Indian restaurant. These are all the sort of...
by Jack Barrow | Apr 24, 2019 | Media, Thoughts and Observations
I recently started watching Series Three of The Expanse, the brilliant Sci Fi series about a future where humans have colonised the solar system, Mars is an independent planet in a cold war with Earth, and The Belt (asteroid belt) is inhabited by people who live...
