Trepanation

After reading Philip Pullman’s Dark Materials I’ve been interested in finding out more about trepanning, which is used in his books by the Tartars to increase consciousness by attracting the mysterious substance, Dust. According to Mo Costandi’s illustrated history of trepanation it is ‘the oldest form of neurosurgery’, involving ‘the removal of a piece of bone from [...]

Blink and you might miss it

I’ve always kinda liked Blink 182 but it was mainly because I thought Travis Barker was hot. The guy is a complete DUDE. He gives kids free drum lessons and everything. So when I heard he’d been in a plane crash I was pretty cut up about it. But then the thing that upsets me [...]

Shark Water

I have a treat in store for all you Sheffield peeps!! My friend Donna and I are organising a showing of Rob Stewart’s Shark Water (click image for details). It’s going to be a great evening of entertainment. For those coming expect a short talk from Giles Lane (ex-SSCS crew member), vegan fish and chips (electricity [...]