The #FiveQuidFoodBank campaign encourages people to donate £5 to their local food bank, or directly to the Trussell Trust. Russ Jones – who originated #FiveQuidFoodBank in 2017 – explains how #FiveQuidFoodBank came to be, and why it’s just as necessary today.
Author: Michael Carty
A farewell to ink
Inktober 2019 is over! Here’s my final sextet of drawings, taking in stormtroopers, Shogun Warriors and skeletons!
#Inktober2019 (IV): Mr Ringo Starr, Mrs Mia Wallace!
Ringo Starr tops the bill in this collection of Inktober 2019 pictures! We also celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pulp Fiction’s UK release, catch up with Mr Skeleton, and enjoy some floral loveliness.
#Inktober2019 (III): Double Freddie, triple Skeleton!
My third weekly #Inktober2019 round-up featuring Freddie Mercury, Mr Skeleton and a spider monkey!
#Inktober2019 (II): Charlie Watts, Chewbacca, Vincent Price!
My second weekly round-up of pictures for Inktober – a month-long challenge involving the drawing of a pen and ink picture for each day of October. The Buddha, Vincent Price, Chewbacca and Charlie Watts all put in appearances this week!
#Inktober 2019 (I): Yoda, roses, skeletons, Sinatra!
Inktober 2019 has begun! A pen and ink picture a day throughout October. Here’s my first selection of drawings, taking in Yoda, roses, skeletons and Sinatra!
My top 5 podcasts of 2019 (so far!) Part III
My third pick of the podcasts that have meant the most to me in 2019 (so far!), featuring: Laurie Ruettimann; Rich Roll; Jeff Gordinier; Richard Herring; Tony Slattery; Joey Diaz; Andrew Schulz; RuPaul; Michelle Visage; Nile Rodgers; Leonard Maltin; Jessie Maltin; and Fred Willard.
The pedants strike back?
How does pedantry make you feel? Are you a current, reformed or relapsed pedant? Is there a pedant in your life?
My #Inktober training montage
A selection of #Sketchulence from recent weeks, as I gear up for this year’s #Inktober challenge.
A touch of chaos in the air
Inspired by his travels with Noma chef René Redzepi, Jeff Gordinier’s Hungry is a feast of insight and wisdom on risk and chaos, creativity and reinvention, leadership and excellence.
