Yes, yes, isn’t the year going quick? Where’s it disappearing to? Gosh, it’s July already? And all that. Picture the scene: it’s January and you’ve decided that you’re going to …
Halfway through 2025? Time for a reading update
Book Review: Horus Rising, by Dan Abnett
I’ve been a Warhammer fan for decades but have never really cared much about the lore. However, eventually curiosity got the better of me and I decided I wanted to …
Website update: Making it easier to find the good stuff
Exciting things are happening! For quite a long time, I’ve struggled with how to balance the various different goals I want to achieve and stuff I want to talk about …
I miss magazines
I miss magazines. “But Rewan, magazines still exist; you could read one today,” you may reply. You’re right. And I do. But what I miss is the magazine as a …
Social media and The Great Lumping Together
Some things work much better when combined. Bread, cheese and tomatoes are all pretty strong on their own, but put them together and you’ve got pizza. That’s next level. And …
Taking hacked Instagram accounts at face value
ScienceFunn is an Instagram account that posts jokes about STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). The account shares memes, puns, gifs, and all manner of geeky jokes. So, when …
Book review: A History of Britain in Ten Enemies, by Terry Deary
How do you define a nation? Is it by its art, its sense of humour, its national anthem, its way of dressing, the buildings, how many potholes it has? In …
Book Review: Why Can’t I Just Enjoy Things, by Pierre Novellie
I’m slightly mad about this book, if I’m honest. And the reason why is because if/when I ever got around to writing a book about autism, it would have been …
Reading, challenges, and the AuDHD pendulum
I stopped doing the Goodreads Reading Challenge in 2024 because I was trying to answer a very important question: who am I? All my adult life I’ve struggled with a …
Ludwig and Patience: Two puzzle-loving detectives each missing a piece
It’s not hard to see the similarities between Ludwig and Patience, two British crime dramas released a few months apart. Both shows feature puzzle-obsessed characters who are drawn into police …