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Nov 19, 2022Nov 19, 2022Michael Carty

Alas, poor Twitter?

Twitter: Is the outlook terminal? If the time of the tweet is drawing to a close, will you mourn Twitter?

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Jul 3, 2021Jul 1, 2021Michael Carty

My top 5 podcasts of 2021 (The first half)

My pick of the podcasts that have meant the most to me in the first half of 2021, featuring: Open Mike Eagle; El-P; Richard Herring; Nigel Planer; Alexei Sayle; Omid Djalili; Questlove; Mariah Carey; Marc Maron; and Katey Sagal.

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Aug 3, 2019Aug 2, 2020Michael Carty

Left in the dust?

Change never stops. Change is a challenge. Change always gives you a choice. This is as true as ever in today’s “post-shame, post-truth” world.

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Feb 17, 2018Michael Carty

Yesterday we were kids

Youth feels infinite at the time. When you’re very young, the moment is everything. How endless the six-week summer holidays from school seemed, how boundless the possibilities. At that age, the simplest, tiniest thing can fill your heart with joy, or break your tiny heart. A pink balloon moment On Wednesday this week (14 February […]

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Sep 10, 2017Michael Carty

The moment summer ended

What does summer mean to you? What time of the year is truly your time? And the most important question of all: What’s next? Summer is most folks’ favourite time of the year, but it is most definitely not my cup of coffee. Too hot, too bright, too much pollen for hayfevery me. Nonetheless, if […]

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Dec 24, 2016Michael Carty

#7songs2016: Move over for a damage case?

If you had to pick seven songs from this year or yesteryear that have meant the world to you in 2016, what would they be? Things get distinctly metallic here, with some help from my final two #7songs2016 picks, and from my good friend Mathew Davies. #7songs2016 (VI): Metallica – Atlas, Rise! Metallica are quite […]

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Jun 24, 2016Michael Carty

The game is always changing

The game is never fair. The game is always changing. The pleasure is to play. I’m sure I’ve never seen my country so polarised, so (almost) evenly divided. I woke up early this morning, just as the major news outlets began one by one to “call” the victory of the Leave campaign in the UK’s […]

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Dec 24, 2015Dec 24, 2020Michael Carty

Lemmy at 70: Born to lose, live to win?

Motörhead’s Lemmy was a quintessential gentleman, and by all accounts sounds to have been the best friend you could ever hope to have. This post (originally written for Lemmy’s 70th birthday in 2015) celebrates the greatness of Lemmy.

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Dec 5, 2015Michael Carty

#7songs: What seven songs define your life?

If you had to pick seven songs over seven days, what would they be? Music is a language all its own. One I can’t speak, one I can’t describe. But one I can listen to endlessly. Music is a world all its own. One we can step into whenever we want, and go wherever we […]

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