Date: December 2012
I meant to do something like this for last year — to summarise my choice cuts from the previous 12 months of media consumption — but time got away from me in the end, and anyway, who wants to read about 2011 at the end of 2012?
Let’s just pretend I never intended to do that and start over right here with my picks of music, film, TV, books and whatnot, both old and new, since January of this year.
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Isn't this the norm now? I know it wasn't so much when Bee and I met, so we kinda had two stories going for a while, but come on, it's 2012 now, this is how things are! #link
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Yotam Ottolenghi recipes: spring onion and chilli buns, plus crab, bulgur and sumac cakes
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Oh, bother! #link
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Commonly cited as '90 per cent of everything is crap'. I couldn't agree more. #link
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Sheesh, talk about a price difference. This makes Apple's latest moves to make their computers even less user-upgradable really stick in the craw. #link
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That trademark Kikkoman spout is basically an inverted teapot. Sometimes the simplest things are the most marvellous. See also: HiLobrow's rolling history of condiments. #link
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"The makers of D&D thought they could beat Wizards Of The Coast at their own game, but it was all a fantasy." #link
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Some nice stuff here. #link
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Dead simple, really; in fact I'm using one right here. #link
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Ditto the bit about figuring out your ending before your middle. I'd add to that: figure out your middle before your start. #link
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Rubbishing Prometheus is easy to do, because it's rubbish, but the detail of this critique is worth your attention. See also: Red Letter Media talks about Prometheus #link
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The (mostly) out-of-print discography of the label started by Brian Eno to release his and colleagues' first experimental ambient works. #link
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River Cottage: Veggie Sandwiches
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A web-based dice roll probability calculator; handy for when you're short of awkwardly faceted dice. #link
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A service that lets you play board games online with friends; looks like a fun way to try-before-you-buy. #link
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We'll all be doing this in a few years' time, I'm certain of it. #link
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All religions are fair game for militant atheists and misanthropes alike. I think Islam is big enough to handle it; whether some Muslims think so, on the other hand... #link
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So it appears I lived near a windmill -- Europe's tallest, no less -- for 2 1/2 years and never knew it. #link
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An eight-step story structure tool from the guy behind Channel 101 (and the Harmontown podcast). Graham 'Father Ted' Linehan swears by it. #link
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An engrossing in-depth look at some of his notable (and lesser known) career moves. #link
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I'm posting this here mostly because the concept of diagramming sentences completely eludes me; I never did anything like this at school and I don't know anyone who has (or maybe I do). #link
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Grant Hart — you know, the dude from Hüsker Dü — played a great full-band set upstairs at Whelan’s on Friday night (and he’s playing Cork tonight, so be there!). Here’s my interview with the man himself for Thumped. I think I’m getting the hang of this.
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Converge played a stormer here in Dublin last night. You should’ve been there. Ahead of the gig I interviewed guitarist Kurt Ballou for Thumped; it was my first interview in quite a while (even if it was done by e-mail) so I’m glad it turned out OK.
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