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In these times of inflation, I present a pocket-sized deep-dive into inflation and its costs

Spoiler-free thoughts on Dune 2021

In this blog post I will discuss the reigns of two of the most nerdy emperors the Roman Empire ever saw

In this blog post I will discuss the reigns of two of the most nerdy emperors the Roman Empire ever saw

My thoughts on the consequences of choosing security over freedom

'When life gives you lemons, make lemonade' or so the old saying goes, and you are going to rewrite that old saying to fit everyone's new annus horribilis, 2020, it would go something like: 'When life

Dear reader, This is an announcement that I, like many others, have plans to move to Hive after the execution of the HF tomorrow, and it will also be where I will be posting exclusively until further notice.

2020 will probably be remembered for a lot of things, but it will definitely be remembered as the year where a strain of the coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2 scythed through the population of the world

One of the many enigmas of humankind is our propensity for willingly seeking out media that is unsettling, unpleasant and even gruesome in nature. We huddle in our sofas and hide our eyes at the sight

Our language is one of the most amazing, and, at least compared to its significance, least celebrated features of the human species. Our ability to form vocalizations in our throats or scribblings on a

Last night, I went to a venue (which I discovered was located conveniently close to my new place) to see the venerable German electronic band Tangerine Dream live in concert. Originally the brain child

This blog post contains my thoughts on the new Joker movie, and as such will contain a fair few spoilers and a lot of discussion of the plot. You have been warned. Joaquin Phoenix as The Joker. Picture

After recovering from my nasty cold, normal life begins again, which unfortunately means less time for things like drawing and #inktober :( However, today I managed to get out my coloured inks again for

I have returned after a couple of days of Inktober leave, as today's word is something I simply cannot miss out on. While I an working on a larger piece that would be perfect for today's topic (@veryspider

While still recovering by yesterday's weird Inktober word of the day, I must say that today's word suited me a lot better, meaning I ended up spending quite a bit of time on this one: While the background

Hello all, Another day, another contribution to the #inktober challenge - this one is slightly weird, because what kind of word is HUSKY? Made with black, red and brown ink using a size 0 and a size 4

Autumn is starting to set in here in my stretch of the woods that meant that I was hit by a terrible cold that has kept me home the last couple of days. While staying home having an aching throat or your

Unless you are Japanese (or a massive music geek), chances are that the name Ryuichi Sakamoto is not immediately recognizable to you. This is not a snobbish, underhanded accusation of some perceived lack

I am giddy with anticipation when writing this post, because after many months (well, two - but it feels like a lot more!) of preparation and getting settled into my new place, I have finally been able

On August 26th, The followers of the the Youtube channel Mister Metokur would notice that all his videos had suddenly disappeared from his channel page and that a message had been posted to the community