Archive - Word. Image. Design.

Bad beer and Metallica

I've had to make a life-changing decision: after much deliberation I have decided to take a new job in Vientiane, Laos.

Mar 7, 2023 •

January 2023

If a tree falls in a forest and there's no one around to take a photo, did it happen?

I’ve just returned from a family holiday to Oman, the highlight of which was 2 nights in the desert.

Jan 6, 2023 •

November 2022

Putting out the fires

Carmy: I started a fryer fire the night after I won Food and Wine's Best New Chef.

Nov 23, 2022 •

October 2022

Staring at the wall. For 9 years.

I just finished reading the autobiography of film director Akira Kurosawa, modestly titled 'Something like an Autobiography’.

Oct 21, 2022 •

September 2022

Inside the house, we're eating each other

We can do better

Sep 30, 2022 •

August 2022

Stuck in translation

Hello - first up you might have noticed this is coming from Substack.

Aug 23, 2022 •

Models are sucking the fun out of fun

Fantasy football was an obsession of mine as a kid.

Aug 11, 2022 •

July 2022

On environment and creativity

You may not have heard of Howard Luck Gossage, and that's a shame.

Jul 31, 2022 •

June 2022

May 2022

I had a greasy burger for lunch this week and while diligently clogging up my arteries my attention was grabbed by a fridge filled with Coca-Cola…

May 31, 2022 •

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