It’s JRR Tolkien’s 129th birthday today. Despite being a massive nerd about most things, I’ll be honest, I don’t know a lot of about Middle…
8 December 2020 – Folklore Of Underground London
I’m knackered, so I let someone else do all the work this evening by going to a virtual talk by Antony Clayton called Folklore Of Underground…
19 November 2020 – The World’s Biggest Liar
To celebrate what may have been The World’s Biggest Liar contest today, I’ve spun you some stories, but what’s true and what’s not? Can you guess…?
Raphael, The School of Athens, 1509–1511, fresco at the Raphael Rooms, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
18 November 2020 – Philosophy
I don’t know how to write about today. Every time I’ve put something down I just sound like a wanker. Which is really unfair, but…
7 November 2020 – Astrological Samhain
It’s Samhain again. Only this time it’s astrological Samhain, the calculation of which is based on things like the Pleiades and calendars. I can’t quite…
3 November 2020 – Crystal Ball pt 2
I thought tonight might be the night for busting out my homemade ink-filled crystal ball and seeing what the future holds. It started well, I…
31 October 2020 – Halloween
With so much folklore going on today, I’ve made a list. A long list. Including wearing my undercrackers inside out. I’ll keep updating the post as the day (and night) wears on, so pop back now and then to check my progress…