The true beauty of places and things is revealed in the pattern of shadows, the interplay of light and dark.
Tag: london
“Consider, sir…”: Samuel Johnson puts things in perspective
Samuel Johnson’s wisdom and wit: A small selection of wonderful words from the great gent.
Beastie Boys XXX
Beastie Boys: A close encounter in 1994 – exactly 30 years ago. Memories that feel simultaneously like yesterday and from another lifetime.
MJCarty snapshots July 2023
Batman, Oscar Wilde, giraffes and numerous flowers! A few personal highlights from July 2023, captured in tiny wee snapshots.
London: Forever fresh, forever new
London is always changing, always evolving, always transforming. Some snapshots from and thoughts on a city where everything begins again.
Neil Gaiman, Cafe München & the Comedian
Cafe München: long-gone… but perhaps not entirely forgotten? This London bar was home to so many stories, including Forbidden Planet signings by Neil Gaiman, Dave Gibbons, Bill Sienkiewicz, Alexei Sayle and a host of 1980s comics luminaries.
The beautiful transformation
The seed will not become a flower overnight, no matter how hard you will it do so. The beautiful transformation will only happen with time, with patience.
When we become history
When we become history, what will our story be? Some thoughts on time and change, inspired by the all-encompassing, endlessly renewing wonder that is London.
Forbidden Planets,Tin Pans and London’s eternal trick
Forbidden Planet turns 42 today (Saturday 29 August 2020 = #FP42)! This post celebrates both FP’s status as London’s foremost comic shop and London’s ever-changing brilliance.*
The possibilities are infinite
What do you want the post-pandemic world to look like? The possibilities are infinite. The world doesn’t have to be the way it was.
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