I had a great time as a guest on episode 15 of the New Scientist Weekly podcast, where I spoke about MIDI 2.0. Listen to the episode here (or on all good podcasting services!).
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MIDI 2.0: The code that will define the future of sound has arrived
Image: Pamela Joe McFarlane/Getty Images.
I wrote about MIDI 2.0, the first major update to MIDI since its its inception. Read more here.
Einstein’s jacket and Apollo 11 tapes: Inside the scientific auction
For the New Scientist Christmas and New Year special, I wrote about the lucrative world of scientific auctions. Read more here.
The Terror: Infamy review
Image: Ed Aramel/AMC
I was thrilled to be able to write this review of The Terror: Infamy for Pilot TV, as part of a mentoring scheme run by Empire and Pilot TV. Thanks to Boyd Hilton for helping fulfil a long-held dream of mine! Read more here.
Joining New Scientist
I’m delighted to announce that I’ve joined New Scientist magazine as a trainee subeditor. To see articles I’ve written for New Scientist, check out my author profile.
Previously, On… Game of Thrones
I wrote some scripts for Previously, On…, a new podcast from Jamie East in association with Sky Atlantic that aims to recap every episode of classic TV series. First up is Game of Thrones, so if you need to refresh your memory before season 8 airs on 14th April, please give the podcast a listen!
Here’s a list of the episodes I wrote:
S01E02- The Kingsroad
S01E04- Cripples, Bastards and Broken Things
S01E05- The Lion and The Wolf
S01E08- The Pointy End
S02E06- The Old Gods and The New
S02E07- A Man Without Honour
S02E10- Valar Morghulis
S03E01- Valar Dohaeris
S03E02- Dark Wings, Dark Words
S03E07- The Bear and the Maiden Fair
S03E08- Second Sons
S04E01- Two Swords
S04E02- The Lion and the Rose
S04E03- Breaker of Chains
S04E07- Mockingbird
S05E09- The Dance of Dragons
S05E10- Mother’s Mercy
S06E04- Book of the Stranger
S06E05- The Door
S06E10- The Winds of Winter
S07E04- The Spoils of War
S07E05- Eastwatch
The Death of the Cats
Mickey Nold, Dave Allen, ‘Barmy’ Barry and Dave Krynski at The Catacombs club. All club images courtesy of Dave Allen and The Catacombs blog
There’s a tomb on Temple Street in Wolverhampton, where the city has buried something long forgotten.
For those outside of the West Midlands, Northern Soul isn’t typically associated with Wolverhampton. The underground club movement, known for its obscure music and energetic dancing, is popularly considered a- well, northern phenomenon.
But in the late 1960s, a cult following of dedicated soul fans emerged in the UK’s industrialised heartlands. For just seven years, The Catacombs club lived out its short but brilliant life in a former Wolverhampton smelting works, helping to forge Northern Soul from the genre’s earliest days.
How It Feels To Be The Face Of A Catfish
New Year, new me: that’s the promise so many of us make to ourselves each January. But for Ashleigh Millman, 23, the first few days of 2017 were spent battling with a sinister new version of herself: she had become the face of a catfish.
The Dyspraxic Feminist
(Don’t mistake that scowl for youthful ambivalence. This is the face of an angry feminist who hates having her photo taken. Absolutely done with your nonsense.)
The first time I called someone out for mansplaining, it was because of my dyspraxia.
Why millennials should watch Frasier
(Original post at The National Student)
Upon first glance, Frasier is the kind of show that millennials ought to hate.
The Cheers spinoff stars Kelsey Grammer as radio psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane, a pompous and self-absorbed snob whose upper-class lifestyle is well out of reach to the average young adult. Beyond the presence of an adorable Jack Russell named Eddie, it’s initially hard to see what the show could offer millennials twenty-five years after it first aired.
Bethan Ackerley 