I’m struggling to write today, though that has been true for most of the week. The vibe hasn’t been there, which often happens when I’m keen to get back to the drawing. Part of today’s indifference might be due to my just sitting down and watching some of Prime Minister’s Questions. It’s not something I’ve […]
Continue ReadingSo, it’s finally appeared and I’m not sure what to say… The Russia report surprised me but not in the way I expected. I thought the evidence of Russian interference in Brexit was obvious because… well, Russia has been involving itself in everything we do for at least a decade. I first wrote my judo […]
Continue ReadingI lost my internet (and hence my reason to live) for much of yesterday, throwing out my plans for the day… Virginmedia are generally reliable but they have lousy fault reporting. Their system status doesn’t actually pinpoint if their engineers are working on the local network, so when the system does go down, it’s too […]
Continue ReadingI’ve not followed the career of Ben Shapiro except by accident. He’s one of those people whose opinions pop up on social media and have generally led me to think of him as a walloper with spectacular means for self-promotion. Last night I only noticed him because he’d posted two maps of the US, challenging […]
Continue ReadingAfter a few stupidly long days, I’ve finally got the first of my two new cartoon collections live on Amazon. What’s more, if the technology is working, you should see an ad at the top of the page. I’m now finishing off the second volume whislt watching one of my favourite feel-good movies… Muppets Most […]
Continue ReadingMy brain must be particularly fogged today. I browsed the day’s headlines and I’m sure it said that Ian Botham is heading to the House of Lords. I know it can’t be true. His elevation has everything to do with Brexit, apparently, but Brexit doesn’t figure into why he’d be such a bad choice… I […]
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So, a question: are we at the stage when a person with a serious pre-existing medical condition should feel confident about heading into the great outdoors? I need advice because I’m really not sure… From the beginning of this crisis, I’ve tended to be overcautious. I didn’t trust the government’s reading of the science back […]
Continue ReadingDay 238 in the Big Brother hooose… The lockdown might be getting to me. Or perhaps it’s still my goddamn eyes. I thought they were back to normal, so I skipped the antihistamine tablet on Wednesday night. By the time I went to bed last night, however, my left eye was as bad as it […]
Continue ReadingHey FOLKS! Welcome back to my blog. This week I’ll be etching angels into blocks of ice and teaching you how avoid smudging your mascara whilst reading Immanuel Kant. I hope you’re all having a simply wonderful time. I’m swell, thank you for asking! I’ve lost three pounds since last week which proves once again […]
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An ugly cartoon for an ugly man at the centre of an ugly story. I have mixed feelings about this cartoon. I put it on Twitter and immediately deleted it. Am I perpetuating a terribly racist trope? I don’t think so. I think I’m simply shaming the man. There’s something so predictable about a man […]
Continue ReadingThe worst part about writing anything based in the “real world” is when I get something wrong. I feel terrible when it happens, even though I also realise it’s an occupational hazard. I know I can’t stop my prejudices from informing my writing. That’s true of all writers and it would be foolish to think […]
Continue ReadingI have typically conflicting feelings about Bansky. Whilst I like most forms of public art, I’ve never understood the rationale that makes him so acceptable. He is, in my eyes, a decent graffiti artist but producing the kind of stencil-art that is seen in every city and town. Depending on its location, it’s sometimes viewed […]
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For the new Martin Rowson drawing challenge. For those of you who don’t get the reference and haven’t follow the career of Michael Gove, it’s long been rumoured that he once tried to unblock a toilet with a vacuum cleaner…
Continue ReadingTwo threads of my inner monologue came together today leaving me feeling like I’m simply not a good person. The first thread: I learned the sad news of the passing of Grant Imahara, who had been part of the team that brought the world Mythbusters. He was tragically young and it’s clear how much his […]
Continue ReadingWhy Dunciad.com?
It’s a cool domain name and it was available. Yes, I know. Available. Crazy, isn’t it?
Really?
Yes. It also helps that it’s also my favourite satire written by Alexander Pope, one of the most metrically pure English poets who also knew his way around a crude insult or two. If you’ve not read it, you should give it a try.
So this is satire, right?
Can’t deny it. There will be some. But it’s also an experiment in writing and drawing, giving work away for free in order to see how many people are willing to support a writer doing his thing. It’s the weird stuff that I wouldn’t get published elsewhere in this word of diminishing demands and cookie-cutter tastes.
