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Michael Cox
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An academic, dramaturg, critic and editor who dabbles in creating. A cultural nerd and news junky. A Southern Californian expat at home in Scotland.
If there’s a poll, I’d vote to keep it. Good fun.
February 1, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Cruel but fair.
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Oh wow! Haven’t thought of that in a while. The first video box that freaked me out. Rather harmless when you look back—and when you consider some of the fronts of 80s horror films.
January 26, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Roughly ten minutes ago, I wrote the final word of draft one: all 198,331 words. Yes, I will be working on a second draft to get that number down. And what will happen: nothing or fame and fortune? I'll take anything in between. But I am proud to say--I've bloody gone and written a novel! 😀❤
December 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Might be why the BBC are broadcasting it this afternoon.
December 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Some joker played that trailer before The Muppet Movie. I can still hear the screams.
December 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Amen, brother. Amen.
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It is scary how badly my students just want to get a high grade and not necessarily learn anything. And I’m flying the bloody white flag—I need to surrender and get trained up on this damned thing.
December 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
As an American living in the UK, the difference between what broke through here vs the US is crazy. Huge hits here which were nothing; massive anthems in America that are unheard of here. The two I always mention are Status Quo and Madness.
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM
How lovely. Welcome news.
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Come on! That’s actually masterclass trolling! 🤣
October 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
San Diego is pretty right wing in places and proud of military presence throughout. I can see it being a way to impress idiots who get off on watching expensive artillery go ‘boom’ thinking they were owning the libs. Newsom was right to shut the freeway. Hope that all makes sense.
October 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
probably shooting over the freeway—into land that many illegals traverse when migrating north. In my time there I’d never known that to happen. The base for Top Gun is by the other freeway going north, and you had more distractions watching plane manoeuvres when driving that stretch. All that said,
October 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM