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 Books of the year | 2022

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 TV of the year | 2022

2022 was a good year for genre movies; Sci-Fi and super hero films showed that they were capable of portraying diverse characters and ideas in a way that mainstream films struggled with. A couple of great Shakespeare adaptations too. Best movie of the year was Everything, Everywhere All At Once in which an infinite number… Read More Best Movies | 2022