PinnedtrenchantlyReview: NachtlandAI is getting better, I grant you, but this play — felt machine written — a collection of bad ideas randomly assigned to a place in a…2 min read·Apr 14, 2024----
trenchantlyWater water everywhere, but not a drop to drink (for a morally acceptable price)Water is life, and so water is supposedly a human right. Not so once you enter the monopoly cavern that is the modern airport.3 min read·Apr 6, 2024----
trenchantlyintrenchantlyReview: Morrisons Salt and Vinegar Twirls (“the twisted snack with extra crunch”)I remember listening to the presentation of a paper at the 33rd International Snack Gathering of Experts a few years ago entitled “the…3 min read·Oct 13, 2023----
trenchantlyintrenchantlyReview: Asda Korean Gochujang Hand Cooked CrispsNot knowing what Gochujang is, I had high hopes for these crisps because it sounds special, like abracadabra or progressive taxation.1 min read·Oct 7, 2023----
trenchantlyintrenchantlyOde to Kirb yYou were 95 per cent perfect like Queen, until they released Hot Space (try it) Most of the time you were reliable Most of the time you…2 min read·Sep 17, 2023----
trenchantlyintrenchantlyOde to ZaneOh Zane-oh, you have such flappy soft ears Which you flip and flop as required You itch them with your twitchy paws Like someone…2 min read·Sep 17, 2023----
trenchantlyintrenchantlyOverheard #1“OhMyGod, true story the Crystal Palace used to be this massive palace made of actual crystal and it used to be somewhere else in Sydenham…1 min read·Apr 16, 2023----
trenchantlyintrenchantlyOde to the lost hoodie that replaced my lost hoodieWe met only because you were a replacement,1 min read·Mar 5, 2023----
trenchantlyintrenchantly2:22 at the Gielgud TheatreThis play is a “ghost story” that tries, and fails spectacularly to be clever. It cannot decide if it wants to be spooky or scary and ends…3 min read·Jan 8, 2022----