Frogs

Added on 11 February 2011

Sadly, looks like spring already. In December it appeared there would be a long winter, but it fizzled sadly out not long after Christmas and has just been mostly mild and bleak and miserable since then. And now spring is here. I can tell spring is here, because the frogs in the pond in the back gar...

State of the Nation

Added on 03 February 2011

It's a bright afternoon in early February. The field where Simon Pegg and Nick Frost chased the swan is covered in seagulls, even though we're not really anywhere near the sea. Feasting on the bloody remains of last night's dead perhaps. I've just finished learning to play Cee-Lo Green's Fuck You ...

Two & A Half Minutes With Elvis Shackleton

Added on 24 January 2011

As the new year blunders disastrously forward, driven by petty party politics, brutal murders, rising petrol prices and people you've never heard of dancing on ice, Long Midnight Publishing's Marketing Director Elvis Shackleton discusses what lies ahead for the nation's biggest publishing company as...

Shower Gel Polemic II

Added on 05 January 2011

The second in Douglas Lindsay's Shower Gel's of the World series. Standing in the shower this morning I was confronted by Imperial Leather Japanese Spa shower gel. For that truly ethnic shower experience. Of course, we're not really here to discuss the pale custard-coloured gunk in the bottle, but ...

Elvis Shackleton at Christmas

Added on 14 December 2010

As the festive season hurtles nearer in relentless fashion, Long Midnight Publishing's enigmatic marketing legend, Elvis Shackleton, gives his traditional end of year interview to LMP Beat reporter Eldon Crayfish. Eldon Crayfish: So, let's cut straight to the most exciting story of the year, the ne...