2026-05-17 -  IGN's perfect review score for Mixtape sparked a debate about gameplay, interactivity, and what a video game actually is. Having finished it, I think a ten out of ten is hard to justify no matter which definition you use.

2026-05-03 -  From my travels on the small web to Steven Pressfield's theory of creative Resistance, this month's Field Notes is about people who create things because they care – not to chase clout, acclaim, or riches.

2026-04-06 -  An 18th Century plate that keeps returning to mind, Sarah Wynn-Williams' damning account of life inside Facebook, and new music from Muse that takes me back to summer nights in the 2000s.

2026-03-15 -  Between a trip to Malta and a novel about memory-eating monsters, I thought a lot this month about what we actually need. The answer, it turns out, fits in a hotel room with a book and an espresso.

2026-02-05 -  My findings after drastically cutting my caffeine intake and introducing meditation to my morning routine, and Craig Mod's unusual book documenting his long walks across the Japanese countryside.

2026-01-25 -  I took some time off this Christmas to relax, reflect, and review my notebooks from 2025, and came away with inspiration about where to take the blog in 2026. I also did a lot of ten-pin bowling.