Today was the most fun I’ve had in ages, not just experimenting with the dish but also filming the process of prep and cooking it to create a recipe video. It’s my first time attempting a receipe video and whilst the shooting was fun, it was hilarious the number of things that went wrong, including the bloody hob blowing up. Twice! The video editing process is a bit long so I’ve decided to write it up with the hopes that eventually, the video will join the write up. ...

I recently upgraded my DSLR, and I must say I am entirely impressed with the quality, clarity and ease of use of my new Nikon. I did a bit of research before purchasing. I knew I’d be buying another, but I’ve been craving a digital back for my Hasselblad for the past couple of years and wasn’t looking to upgrade the SLR for the time being. That was until I started dipping my toe into the realms of food photography. ...

This great creative collective is now resident at the the Southbank Centre in London on the banks of the River Thames. I went along to the opening show and was very intrigued. Read the review more

The podcast revolution has been fantastic for listeners, one of my favourites is Reid This Reid That by the ‘play’ cousins Jacque Reid and Joy-Ann Reid

When your usual muscle memory gets disrupted, all sorts of things happen

BBC Radio presenter, Londoner, Millwall fan, and yet still manages to cause offense. Danny Baker provides black people with yet another example of why the conversation about racism is so one sided.

The badass assasin 7 years in the making achieved the impossible. How can people call Ayra Stark a mary sue, when ultimately it was the Night King’s own fault he lost the Battle of Winterfell!

Two heavyweight literary figures of Americana in conversation in good old Blighty of all places. Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin, if you haven’t watched it you really should, read on to find out why

Summer theatre schedule just isn’t complete without a visit to Regents Park Open Air Theatre, this year Evita and my favourite A Midsummer Night’s Dream are on, but there’s a couple of nice surprises as well

HAHAHUGOSHORTCODE-0xc000aaa000-1-HBHB I think it’s easier for us who grew up with two present parents, especially within a patriarchal society, to scapegoat absent fathers as the reason why kids get into problems early and stay having issues for a long time afterwards. It makes me wonder how families where only the mother is present feel, as they are both blamed and at the same time their contribution towards their own children’s upbringing negated. ...