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Mythology on the menu: ‘Here Comes the Killer’ video released + From the Pyre announced In July, The Last Dinner Party (TLDP) released ‘This is the Killer Speaking’. The first single and fourth track on their upcoming album, From the Pyre (out October 17th 2025). Announcing the album, TLDP said: “This record is a collection
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The Phryges and the Phrygian Cap: An Introduction Watch this video and you’ll see it opens with a painting: La Liberté guidant le peuple (Liberty leading the People) by Eugene Delacroix. A commemoration of the French Revolution of July 1830, the overthrowing of Charles X. Specifically, the video zooms into the head covering sported by
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Intro: The Gladiator II Trailer Yesterday, the official trailer for Gladiator II was released. In 24 hours, it has racked up over 11.7 million views on YouTube. To say I am excited about the film, and its potential bearings on my research, is an understatement. But my sense of anticipation only increased when I heard
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This evening, my friends and I leave London to drive down to Worthy Farm. To say I am excited is an understatement. I was fortunate enough to enjoy many festival experiences in my childhood and adolescence (a big shout out to Camp Bestival, Latitude, 110Above, and Kendal Calling), but I must admit there is something
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Dear Reader, If you come to follow this website and my writing, you will quickly learn that I am a massive football fan. A fan of playing football. A fan of watching football. A fan of talking about the football I’ve played and watched. It feels fitting, therefore, that my opening musing should be about
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