Murder and Death in Hollywood

Oct 31, 2021 | Culture, Observations

Murder and death in Hollywood is usually to be found in a franchised script in which those who are killed are of no importance. They are unimportant without back story. This post is about how we view killing in Hollywood culture, how that references American society...

The history behind Micropubs

Dec 4, 2019 | Beer, Culture, Observations, Pubs

The History Behind Micropubs The history behind micropubs in the UK is intrinsically linked to the traditions of a ‘public house’. This unique history is discussed in the blog article ‘Is Pub History Real History’ but the point of this piece is...

Uncovering the past

Sep 5, 2019 | History, Culture

The Old Scrapbook is an archive of clips, articles, photographs, and postcards about pub history in 1950s England.  Each page delivers fascinating questions and reveals a time just before the world of real ale came under attack from corporate mergers and acquisitions....

How a mind virus works.

Nov 8, 2018 | Observations, Culture, Mythology

How a mind virus works.Human beings love to think that their actions are the consequence of their own independent thinking.But is this really so?When we are talking about a mind virus we are describing an idea which has come from outside of ourselves and then inserts...