Blitz
Hull Blitz 1941
The Hull Daily Mail wasted no time in preparing for Blitz. 2 January 1941 they refer to Blitzes past. Coventry, Sheffield and Manchester were already smoking ruins by then.
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Crime Guy
Suzy 2: The River
I wanted to follow-up on the river post. This was a breakthrough moment for me. It was the first time I have ever visited a crime scene/area in person, and I am following it up tomorrow with my first ever Crime Guy-related interview with an expert.
Crime Guy
Suzy: The River
I was in Fulham last week to take photographs of key locations relating to the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh in July 1986.
Hitchhiker's Guide to Microsoft Copilot
The executive summary of this section of the guide is that anyone in office work needs to become expert at Copilot as quickly as humanly possible. We had such a gargle blast with this that we did it all again!
Hitchhiker's Guide to AI at Work
The executive summary of this section of the guide is that anyone in office work needs to become expert at Copilot as quickly as humanly possible. Either that or adjust to a future you who no longer works.
Social Media Fuels Gossip: But Is It Fake?
Another delve into the 2017 archives of The Z Review. So many of these stories are still relevant.
Sport is Data Now
Are all sports data sports now?
Strike Me Down: GenAI on the Ropes
2025 will be the year when the big vendors realised their ambition outweighed their talent.
I Love Watching Women's Sports
I find it amazing that in 2017, I could have written this article about women's football being shown on mainstream television for the first time. Now that England have won the Euros, and with the Euros back again in 2025, I feel like we have made big progress.
Tennessee Vibes
Review: Tom Petty / Stevie Nicks @ BST Hyde Park
In 2017 I saw Stevie Nicks and the Heartbreakers live in Hyde Park at British Summertime. Just weeks later, Tom Petty would be dead.
Tennessee Vibes
The Music of David Lynch
Another piece from 2017 and my time on The Z Review
Sophie Toscan du Plantier
Sophie: The Deceased Witnesses
Time is a funny thing. It has a habit of marching on, for some reason. Time flies too. It marches sometimes and flies at others. Time. A conundrum.