the girl in socks

Added on 27 January 2010

Today, the second in the series of short stories by Douglas Lindsay. The Girl in Socks is literary romantic drama. Not a joke, not a haircut, not a dead body in sight. Antique compasses, and another tale of tortured love between people that don't know how to speak to each other...

The Reanult Ad 2010

Added on 19 January 2010

Here's the new Renault ad that's currently playing all over the world. A spectacular piece of pretentious pants. So let's consider the text of this absurd and outrageous piece of marketing mince: Has there ever been a finer creation than the motor car? Well, yes. The house. The phone. The televis...

A Room With No Natural Light

Added on 11 January 2010

Today the first in a series of short stories from Douglas Lindsay, free to read on-line. A Room With No Natural Light is a tale of romance, unspoken longing, murder, insecurity, sadness and the human sex trade. Followers of Lindsay's novels might like to note that Barney Thomson does not make an app...

Barney Thomson & The Westminster Christmas Massacre

Added on 24 November 2009

Times are hard for the Prime Minister of Great Britain & Northern Ireland. Rising unemployment, rising flood waters, struggling economy, the Iraq War enquiry, underfunded troops in Afghanistan, an unwinnable war with no clear mission, power quickly bleeding away to Brussels, uncontrollable perso...

UEFA To Seriously Examine 'Most Shocking Football Decision In History'

Added on 20 November 2009

While it looks like FIFA are going to say 'Away and shoite,' to the Irish in their attempt to get Wednesday evening's World Cup qualifier replayed, following Thierry Henry's blatant extra-time handball, the incident has at least allowed the greatest football injustice of modern times to be reviewed....