Monthly Archives: April 2023

In September 2014 I visited Munich Oktoberfest. It is not universally known that Oktoberfest actually runs through more of September than October. Anyway, I had my one and, at present, only visit to Oktoberfest. It wasn’t a straightforwardly enjoyable experience, but that is a wider story. Visiting the festival site, which is essentially a makeshiftContinueContinue reading “Beer”

About a month ago, I went to watch WWE Smackdown in Washington DC. Having watched wrestling as a teenager, this was a little trip down memory lane. Since the live show – which was awesome – I’ve become addicted to ‘sports entertainment’ again. For all the oddities, outlandishness and oddballs, there is something compelling aboutContinueContinue reading “Wrestle-maniac”

One of the books I’ve started dipping into is Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act. The book doesn’t easily fit into a genre, but there have been some really interesting nuggets so far: ‘Creativity is a fundamental aspect of being human’ ‘Creativity doesn’t exclusively relate to making art’ ‘To create is to bring something into existenceContinueContinue reading “Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act”