The sheer ridiculousness of a journey this week from North Carolina to Manchester seemed worthy of a quick blog. Tweet
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Surviving the zombie apocalypse – 2.8 Hours Later
Last night Leeds was the post-apocalyptic setting for 2.8 Hours Later, a ‘zombie reality game’. It was basically a terrifying version of orienteering, with a storyline, gruesome props and actors providing the allies and enemies. The result was an adrenaline fueled experience that genuinely felt like fighting for your life in a horror film. Tweet
Is it now possible to make the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs?
Scientists at CERN are claiming that they have measured subatomic particles called neutrinos travelling faster than the speed of light. If (and it is a staggeringly big if) it turns out to be a correct measurement what we know as the laws of the universe would fundamentally change. Tweet
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
It has been a while since the upcoming release of an album has made me giddy with excitement. But M83′s Anthony Gonzalez has been true to his musical style and given us a tantalisingly long build up to his latest release. It’s finally here, the double album Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. Tweet
My new camera – Panasonic Lumix GF2
The Panasonic Lumix DMC GF2 is is the world’s smallest interchangeable-lens digital camera. It produces some stunning pictures thanks to the superb lenses and a 12.1 megapixel sensor. It also records full-HD 1920 x 1080 movies in AVCHD format with high sound quality. Tweet
The Great Drag Race
On Saturday I got dressed up in full drag. So a normal weekend there then. But I also took part in a 10km run called ‘The Great Drag Race‘. It is an annual fundraising event that aims to raise money for and awareness of prostate cancer. The race is actually 10.2km because 10,200 men are
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Fukushima incident should not put us off nuclear power
After the devastation of the tsunami in Japan on Friday, it was a particularly cruel blow that the nuclear reactors in the plant at Fukushima are suffering a partial core melt-down. But it is worth noting that while thousands have died as a result of the tsunami, the media is obsessively covering the situation in
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Frankenstein’s Wedding… Live in Leeds
Last night was the press launch of the BBC’s ‘Frankenstein’s Wedding… Live in Leeds’, a dance and drama event being screened on BBC Three in March. I was rather surprisingly contacted to attend. This was the first press engagement I have been invited to as a result of writing this blog. Partly out of curiosity
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Now is a great time to check out Jupiter
On 20th September Jupiter was the closest it has been to Earth since 1951. For the next 3 months it is still very close and one of the brightest stars in the sky. At its closest it was a mere 368 million miles away – when it reached opposition (the term for when the sun,
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Will interest rate rises pile on the strife?
The Bank of England yesterday announced that interest rates would remain at their record low level of 0.5% for the 20th month in a row. This decision has been welcomed by many economists, not to mention people with mortgages to pay. Tweet
