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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Scott Pilgrim Vs The Movies
It had stunning reviews, gob-smacking word of mouth, an ad campaign that was arguably more expensive than the film. So why, then, did Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World open low and drop further in it’s first two weekends at the … Continue reading
Big News about Habeas Corpus
Readership, I have been keeping things from you. This is obviously a betrayal of the trust we have built up over the years, and I can only apologise. But I had very good reason. And the time has finally come … Continue reading
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I’m a mobile writer, which means I don’t have a dedicated place where I go to work. I always smile at the photography series in the Indie that shows off writer’s spaces. The places they have made for themselves where … Continue reading
Pen To Paper
I have a thing for stationery. Being both a cartoonist and a writer, this shouldn’t be a surprise, but sometimes I amaze myself. I am the sort of person that will wander round Staples or WH Smiths with a slightly … Continue reading
What We Did On Our Holidays: Coasting
I finally got around to cutting together the last of the films I shot while on hols in June. It’s the record of a day’s run around the North Norfolk coast. If you imagine East Anglia looking like an ear, … Continue reading
About Time Out
Finally, at last, and about bleedin’ time. Excuses & Half Truths is delighted to present a film by Rob Wickings and Dominic Wade, shot in one day as part of the Straight 8 screenings of 2009. The story of the … Continue reading
Collaboracooking
It’s funny how you get inspired sometimes. We’ve grown some herb fennel this year, which has grown to about a Rob in a single season (1 Rob = a smidge under six foot). TLC decided the time had come to … Continue reading
Festivale
Earl’s Court is home this week to The Great British Beer Festival, making it the one time in the year that it’s actually acceptable to drink round there. Beer festivals are enormous fun, and if you play it right you … Continue reading
How A Phone Changed My Life
***UPDATED*** to include link to Clive Thompson’s article in Wired on the death of the phone call. This morning I downloaded the new Arcade Fire album, that I had pre ordered over the weekend (initial review – the sound of … Continue reading
