Month: December 2022

Another good year for British jazz and hip-hop. Not such a good year for skinny white boys with guitars.

Once again the best books of the year were short and to the point. Even before Lockdown I was getting tired of endless 500 page novels, and 10 book series. Since lockdown my concentration levels still haven’t come back and I prefer brevity and lightness over length and density. Mosin Hamed’s 3rd novel “Last White … Read more

A shit year in politics made for a great year for political thrillers. The Capture returned on the BBC for a second season in superb form. If everything can be faked or manipulated how can democracy survive? Includes a fantastic cameo from Ron Perlman. Brilliant The Walk-In on ITV stars Stephen Graham in a true … Read more