Slight delay this week due to a last minute requirement to visit my brother and sister-in-law in Budapest. But that has provided content. Culture, media, and sport While in Budapest I did watch some sport for a short time. The rugby match between Italy and England. England fell behind for a bit before performing the sport better than Italy for long enough to come back and win. It was very diverting!...
Culture, media, and sport I went to see Stewart Lee at the Bath Forum. The last time I’d been to see him was 2013 in a small gig in Islington where instead of appearing as the usual belligerent character of Stewart Lee, he appeared as Baconface, a Canadian wrestler-turned stand-up comic from Chilliwack, British Columbia. At least I think he was a former wrestler. It was Stewart Lee dressed in a wrestling mask with bacon all over it....
And we are off. On the media side of things Bugsy Mallone with the kids And, not unrelated due to the Jodie Foster being in it (and in Bugsy Malone) and Dee remembering someone had mentioned it was good, True Detective season 4. Finished Unruly by David Mitchell about the kings and queens of England. A lot more of this country makes sense after reading it. Would highly recommend. Started Germania by Simon Winder to learn the similar sorts of things about Germany....