• Birdman

    One film I watched recently that I loved was the film Birdman. The film came out in 2014 and features Michael Keaton as an aging actor who previously played a fictional superhero (in the movie universe) called Birdman. The film is set in New York in Broadway. The film is about Keaton’s attempt to direct Read more

  • Inception

    One film I especially love is the science fiction film featuring multiple Hollywood stars, Inception. The film is seemingly set in the near future, and it takes place in Paris, Japan, Mombasa in part, but most of it takes place in dreamworlds. Some explaining is done at the beginning about this rather novel and unique Read more

  • Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines

    Another exceptional game I played more recently (in my late twenties) was Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines. This game is a first person shooter and a role playing game at the same time. Its a single player game and available on the computer. The game allows for replayability by giving a lot of choice with regard Read more

  • Deus Ex

    One memorable video game for me growing up was the dystopian science fiction first person shooter and role playing game Deus Ex. The game was released in the year 2000 and received a lot of positive reviews online. Although the game was released in the year 2000, the era of Deus Ex is actually set Read more

  • ‘Under the Skin’ by Michel Faber

    I’ve just finished reading ‘Under the Skin’ by Michel Faber. The book is exceptionally well written which is what I wanted when I approached my local Waterstones staff member about a book recommendation for the Christmas holidays.  The story however is quite horrifying. I’ll not bother trying to hide spoiler details. The book is about Read more

  • Paris

    I am just back from a 48 hour trip to Paris. My first impressions were that it was very busy with people. Clearly popular with tourists. I saw lots of beautiful architecture starting with my visit to the Louvre. Great food (certainly compared to the food here in Inverness). Clearly a city with a lot Read more

  • A Cafe in Partick

    I get more pleasure from small moments interacting with service staff in cafes when I am on my own than the big social events. I mask well and service staff appreciate this.  Everything works according to the social etiquette script. The unfamiliarity in a way is a shield for me. People are reserved because they Read more

  • Call Me By Your Name

    *Contains spoilers* An excellent film I recently saw was Call Me By Your Name featuring Timothy Chalamet and Armie Hammer as his love interest. The film is a homosexual love story between Chalamet and Hammer. The reason I picked the film was it was free on Amazon Prime and I’d also loved Chalamet in Dune Read more

  • ‘As It Was’ by Harry Styles

    I’m currently listening to Harry Style’s number one hit ‘As It Was.’ It’s a beautiful song in my opinion: catchy, but also self reflective and deeply thoughtful. I spoke with my therapist about this song actually. She asked me what I thought Harry was singing about? I said maybe he was singing about a different Read more

  • Meute

    One band I discovered this year was the German band Meute. The band name means ‘pack’ in German (like pack of wolves or dogs). Spotify tells me they are from Hamburg. The way I discovered them was they appeared in my Youtube feed with a cover of the song ‘Sail,’ with the original by Awolnation. Read more

  • ‘Radioactive’ by Our Last Night

    I was listening to an old song just now called ‘Radioactive,’ but its a cover version by an American band called Our Last Night. The more popular version is the original by Imagine Dragons. The cover song brings me back to the time when I first heard it in Maryhill private halls of residence in Read more

  • Test

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