The Horror! The Horror!
Why do we pay good money to be scared out of our wits? First, a definition. An Irish Times article from 2018 describes a horror movie as...
AUTHOR, POLYMATH, SMARTYPANTS
JOHN DOLAN
- Jun 7, 2020
It's Not Just Real Ale That's Flat
It’s a little-know fact that the Flat Earth Society has members all around the globe. OK, it’s only January. Enough of the sarcasm. I was...
- Dec 1, 2019
It's Just One Cover-up After Another
In my last Newsletter, I rabbited on about why sex might be the true cause of human-influenced climate change (assuming such a phenomenon...
- Nov 1, 2019
Rising Passions, Rising Sea Levels
Given all the international media noise this year about the ongoing Trump soap-opera in the USA, the endless UK Parliamentary dithering...
- Aug 21, 2019
Let's Get To The Meat
Cannibalism is more common than you might think. In the animal kingdom it has been observed and documented in over 1,500 species (don’t...
- Jun 23, 2019
Sometimes, Relief Comes in One-Liners
Ever felt depressed? Of course you have. Everybody does now and again. Some unlucky souls suffer from recurrent or nigh-permanent...
- Mar 28, 2019
Writing About Foreign Parts: Presumptuous Advice for Writers
OK, let’s be clear about a couple of things before we start. First, the ‘foreign parts’ I’m talking about are not genitalia attached to...
- Nov 23, 2018
No Sun, No Smiles, November
No sun, no smiles, November. It’s either November in London or I’m on the abandoned set of ‘The Walking Dead’. Most people I encounter...