Academic Origins

I have realized that I haven't talked much about my PhD recently, well today is not going to be that day. But something in the last couple of weeks has made me appreciate how interconnected the people I work and have worked with are. Even this may not be that surprising given how (relatively) small academic research is compared to other areas of work such as or the City. It feels more complicated than purely chance.

National Suicide Prevention Week and Superman

This past week has been National Suicide Prevention week. The aim of this week is to raise awareness about issues related to suicide. I think that everyone can agree suicide is a tragedy that in many cases can be avoided and prevented from happening. Despite being one of the leading causes of death in the world, talking about suicide is infrequent. Part of this is due to suicide being a multi-faceted complex issue spanning across many areas and crucially people come at it with their own viewpoints and opinions.

Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox Review

The new DC comics animated film release is based off the comic event Flashpoint written by Geoff Johns. This event has been controversial due to it being used as a platform for DC to partially reboot all their comics to make it easier for new fans to jump on. I won't address this and focus on the DVD release. Some mild spoilers to the plot to follow.

Mr. B Gig Review

Artist: Mr. B. The Gentleman Rhymer.

Venue: Cluny 2
Date:12/7/2013

A little bit late with this review but as in my previous posts it has been a busy month. Mr. B is one of the self-styled pioneers of of Chap-Hop along with Professor Elemental. This genre combines Hip Hop with particular aspects of English "chappish" culture such as cricket, tea and chinos. This fused with his Banjo and Yukele give Mr. B. a unique sound.