As I write, the Birmingham Mail is lauding upon Facebook its latest news story about this year’s Christmas panto at the Hippodrome on Hurst Street in Birmingham, which has made over £2m in takings. And while these figures are incredible, they pale compared to the audience numbers filling England’s football stadia every weekend. Most of … Continue reading
Winston Churchill once said of public speaking: ‘be sincere, be succinct, and be seated.’ Sadly, it seems that making undue fuss is what the Internet is for. Trolling is so 2007: these days, social networking sites are the theatres of cyber war. A long time ago I read a superb blog by Kristian Johns that … Continue reading
First of all, I would like all the men reading this to put their hands in their pants and get a good feel of their nuts. Now read on. It’s any other Tuesday night. I’m sat watching the usual reruns of Criminal Minds on Universal+1 and it’s an advert break. Normally I mute the breaks … Continue reading