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This evening on the tube I could have sworn I saw Jeremy Corbyn. But as the guy walked past me to get off I realised he was way too tall to be the real Corbs. I then repositioned myself more comfortably after the doors closed and realised Keir Starmer was standing next to me, and it was really...

Yeah I think that was what I felt too, to be honest. In fact I think that sentiment basically encapsulates the whole feeling I'm trying to describe too. I think for me, it's not even so much what we've made or done, but more the people this country has churned out, I genuinely love the people...

Yaas replies! Yeah I pretty much agree with everything everyone here has said. Particularly ayase. But it is an interesting point this thing about the word pride. Personally, I'd use it and say I do feel proud of being British on occasion, even though it isn't something I actually achieved...

So, are you? I always used to shrug my shoulders when asked this, I always used to tell myself I shouldn't or just didn't, or rather I suppose I used to think it limiting to think along those lines, or rather I suppose I always thought my connection to the country I've lived all my life in was...

Anyone else here a fan of Front Row with Mary Beard? Jeez I love Mary Beard. And anyone a fan of Only Connect? It makes UC (University Challenge not Universal Century) seem easy in comparison, and I've never got a question right so far. I love the host, she's so quick witted.

While it is maybe more popular now to do this kind of criticism, it isn't really new either. It's been a part of criticism for probably a long time to read into a work along social and political lines, and to use the author's biography as a tool too. Although anyone who engages in it should know...

I've been watching Madmen on Netflix and I've been loving it. It always sounded boring, a show about 60s New York ad men, and I assumed it just glamorised and glorified the culture of cocksure, swaggering high powered suits. Sure it probably does glamorise it a bit (these guys drink and smoke...

Hero/Mask ep 1: I watched this with the dub as I was with my brother and he prefers that to subtitles. It was a bit disappointing that they couldn't have hired English voice actors rather than American considering it's set in England, a missed opportunity there. And the episode as a whole we...

Yeah, someone I don't know very well at all wished me all the best for 2019, and I was quite moved strangely, it's a lovely sentiment. All the very best for 2019 AUKN, happy New Year!

wahhey the Geki hito himself! Good to see you about!

My quest to find a new anime I can get into on Netflix continues. Baki ep 1 : Wow, what an unpleasant viewing experience, such an ugly anime in every way. Ludicrously violent and grotesque. Not my cup of tea at all so I'll not be continuing with it, although I suppose it does have a strong vibe...

Space Dandy ep 2-3: Yeah I think the charm has already worn off for me. I'm very much in the mood for something satisfyingly low brow, but I just can't manage to sit through the incessant sexist humour and objectification. This is going to be the kind of show where every single female character...

Space Dandy ep.1: Well I thought that was kind of brilliant. Very dumb but very fun. Gorgeous animation, looks beautiful with all those garish colours. I hope the silly charm doesn't wear off.

@ayase Great to see you back! You've been missed! Many a day I've left the forum with a heavy heart after checking for and not finding any of your political analysis. Hope you're well!!

Interesting conversation. A figure of a male character can certainly have a powerful draw. I've mentioned this before, but a particular "statue" of Vash from Trigun haunted my dreams for over a decade after I saw it in a comic shop in my youth. It's the only figure I've ever been very interested...

Oh wow, 428 Shibuya Scramble is coming out over here?! That's great, I've been waiting for it to happen all these years. I'm not sure how I even heard of the game, or why it's title stuck in my memory all these years, it's probably because I do like a good visual novel.

I really look at people who talk of a love, or sometimes even an obsession, for saving and thrift mindedness with absolute admiration and envy. I don't want to make any compulsive saving disorders worse than they already are of course, but as someone who has been historically at the other end of...

@ayase I agree with all of what you wrote in that last post really. I do think that most, if not all, racism does come from a combination of ignorance and fear, and when I (rarely) encounter everyday examples of individuals privately expressing slightly racist views to me, I do just feel pity...

@ayase I understand where you're coming from there. But I think publishers are ultimately just people too, and I think they are also within their rights to choose not to promote the work of someone who, I'm presuming recently, very publicly made racist proclamations. It's completely the author's...

@ayase But can you blame people for not wanting to support the work of a racist? And it is probably quite hard for many people to give the show the benefit of the doubt in regards to its dubious content now that they know what views the author holds. Likewise, it's probably difficult for one not...