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Battle for the birds

28/05/09
by Nick Holloway

I sketched a note on a flyleaf once an idea for a comic book centered on a small brown bird who, despite his dishevelled appearance and a left wing permanently damaged in a run-in with a horse and cart, and despite being a thinly disguised criminal responsible for many brutal raids on other birds nests (or by merit thereof), rose through the ranks of bird society to become a powerful lieutenant of.. More


Dear Chris

27/05/09
by Nick Holloway

Is something troubling you? Getting you down? A problem shared is a problem halved. For over twenty years, I’ve been guiding people towards finding solutions. Write to me c/o 22 Birchtree Road, Liverpool, or get in touch by email.Dear Chris, I think I’m in love with my best friend. I’ve known him for as long as I can remember and we were always really close, but I never really thought about it.. More


Recommended: John Osborne @ Homework

26/05/09
by Nick Holloway

This week we’ll be heading south for the first in a new season of Homework, the literary cabaret based in east London. John Osborne is the star at tomorrow’s event at the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, reading from his new book, Radio Head. An anecdotal journey up and down the dial of British radio, you can hear passages from it previewed on Radio 4’s Book of the Week.Also on the bill: the brilliant.. More


Site news!

25/05/09
by Nick Holloway

Hoo-ee. I’ve let the pace drop round here lately, particularly after being credit-crunched (bah) and having to look for a new job. But thanks to Richie Pen for keeping the tumbleweeds at bay with up his consistently lovely Dog Days diary. We’re in the process of marshalling a few new contributors to keep things steady round ’ere: Kathryn Cooper, star illustrator back in the steam-powered days when.. More


Arts Council England

ACE ACE ACE

22/05/09 News
by Joseph Bramall

The Arts Council have seen fit to reward our years of hard work and mega art with a development grant to hit The Next Level™ More