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"Tom Blogarty" is geeky, cynical and hopefully, funny. Dry humour, sarcasm and pointless lists feature heavily. Not suitable for children or reading at work.
Ah yes—the noble reptile tattoo. In a world awash with minimalist arrows, delicate florals and the thousandth feather drifting across clavicles, some brave souls thought, “Why not commemorate the cold-blooded elite with permanent ink?” Bravo. Truly bold. Truly unique. And absolutely the perfect way to emphasise that you’re either a deep thinker or someone who […]
Read articleThere are concerts that feel like cultural events, concerts that feel like endurance tests, and concerts that feel like a slightly ill-advised but ultimately rewarding night out with people you’ve only just met but already trust not to judge you. Heidenfest 2026, arriving at Islington Assembly Hall on a cold Tuesday evening, firmly landed in […]
Read articleMillwall Football Club is not, by any reasonable definition, a club that seeks universal affection. In fact, its most famous chant openly acknowledges this: “No one likes us, we don’t care.” It is less a slogan and more a mission statement, a corporate values document delivered through gritted teeth. And yet, against the odds, against […]
Read articleTroma Entertainment has spent over five decades answering a question nobody asked: what if cinema had absolutely no shame whatsoever? Founded in 1974 by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, Troma became one of the most prolific producers and distributors of independent films in history, specialising in low budgets, high body counts, political satire, and jokes […]
Read articleAs a lifelong bookworm—and one who measures life in chapters, plot twists, and occasionally scandalous footnotes—I can say without hesitation that Tom Sharpe is one of my favourite authors. To read Sharpe is to tumble down a rabbit hole where morality is optional, decorum is laughably fragile, and human stupidity is endlessly entertaining. He writes […]
Read articleDavid Lynch is not a man who does things by accident. This is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing, because it gives Twin Peaks its uncanny coherence; a curse, because it means that at some point you will find yourself pausing a television show to squint at a power pole marked with the […]
Read articleThomas J. Fogarty, MD (1934–2025) Thomas J. Fogarty, world-famous cardiovascular surgeon, medical device inventor, vineyard owner, and the principal reason that thousands of perfectly ordinary men named Tom Fogarty (i.e., me) have spent decades explaining that no, they did not invent the balloon catheter, has died. He passed away on 28 December, a date that […]
Read articleBeing a GG Allin fan is a commitment few are willing to make. There are no casual admirers, only people who’ve dipped a toe into the swamp of punk’s most infamous persona and either retreated screaming or waded in, fully clothed in blood and beer. I, of course, fall firmly into the latter category. This […]
Read articleI am a massive fan of horror films. This is not a phase, a seasonal interest, or something I say to sound interesting in pubs. It is a long-standing commitment to a very specific corner of cinema: British horror, preferably made cheaply, slightly incompetently, and with an unshakable belief that the audience will accept fog, […]
Read articleAs is tradition, the year has ended without consulting me, so I am once again forced to acknowledge its existence by listing things I have attended, consumed, or otherwise survived. This is not a “best of” list. Nothing here was curated, optimised, or wellness-checked. It simply happened to me. Think of this collection as a […]
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