If Patlabor the Movie took some risks with its depiction of a Japan failed by its future, Patlabor 2 the Movie is extraordinarily brave in confronting some of the most uncomfortable episodes in its past. Continue reading States Of Mind: Patlabor On Film – Part 2
States Of Mind: Patlabor On Film – Part One
I’m breaking the very necessary radio silence that occurred over November. Nanowrimo, as ever, took up a great deal of time, and cruel as it may seem, something had to give.
Let me make it up to you. Continue reading States Of Mind: Patlabor On Film – Part One
The November Film Speakeasy
(if you want a permanent copy, click the link by the player to download the podcast to your computer).
November. Cold, damp, and once you’re past the Halloween/Bonfire Night twofer, there’s nothing to look forward to until Christmas. Oh well, let’s go to the pictures.
Clive and Rob are joined by film-maker Simon Aitken, who braves the 50 Second Flash Film Challenge. We consider the vexed question of remakes, reboots and *shudder* re-imaginings, and the Dice Of Fate is pointing us at music blogs.
Grab yourself a pumpkin spice latte and snuggle in!
Say hello to Simon:
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The Three Rules Of Nanowrimo.
Week two of Nanowrimo. The feeling is familiar and yet it has a tang that only comes with the project at hand. I’m on track, on target. It’s good to be writing with this level of intensity again. Continue reading The Three Rules Of Nanowrimo.
Life During Nano
It’s been three years since I did this, and I’m still not sure if I’m doing the right thing, but uh-oh, here we go, NaNoWriMo. Continue reading Life During Nano
The Thing About Zombies
Halloween is upon us. Let’s make sure we have the information we need to survive a night that’s dark and full of terrors.
The Halloween Spookeasy!
A bonus Spookeasy for The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year: Halloween, that is! Continue reading The Halloween Spookeasy!
Beyond Rana Plaza: The Future Of Human Rights In Fashion.
A cross post from my ethical fashion gig to mark Blog Action Day 2013, focussing on human rights.
Continue reading Beyond Rana Plaza: The Future Of Human Rights In Fashion.
Tale of the Ale: X&HT Visited The Robin Hood Beer Festival
There are beer festivals. And then there are beer festivals.
Continue reading Tale of the Ale: X&HT Visited The Robin Hood Beer Festival
The October Speakeasy: Comics Special!
THE OCTOBER SPEAKEASY: COMICS SPECIAL!
We love comics. We read comics. And in this edition of the Speakeasy, we talk about comics. At length.
We review the best new books that The Dice Of Fate allowed us to look at in Spetember, and take an extensive look at the career and works of Frank Miller: the good, the bad and the very, very ugly.
Plus we amp up the geeky with a D100 and generally do what we do. Read along, whydoncha?
Hootin’ Holleration! It’s the Funnybook edition of the X&HT Speakeasy!
A few bits of housekeeping: in an attempt to bump our professionalism quotient up from “endearingly ramshackle” to “barely competent” we are now available on iTunes! Click here to subscribe, and have our dulcet tones lick at your eardrums whenever you choose.
As a knockon from that, and in an attempt to keep the cashflow out of Hosepipe-ville, we’re moving away from Soundcloud. This blog is now the home of the Speakeasy, and we’ll be migrating the earlier shows into a cohesive archive in the immediate future. Hope you like our new direction.
EXCUSES AND HALF TRUTHS 