“It can’t be reasoned with. It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.” This was how Michael Biehn described the Terminator back in 1984 (poor Terminator – I notice he didn’t give it the opportunity to give its side of the story), but it’s also a […]

Once again, the Edinburgh Fringe bears down upon us with crushing inevitability. Frantically, comedians order badges in bulk with things like “Funny Joke” or “Relatable Branding” printed on them. Websites with names like Bloomin’ ‘Eck Daily Digest or Fringewhistle publish a new comedian Q&A every five minutes, their writers and editors shackled to an infernal […]

Howdy! Yowza! It’s been a while. For that, I can only apologise. Did you know there are CEOs now who hadn’t even been born when I sent my last newsletter? (Admittedly their companies are doing very badly as their CEOs are month-old babies). I’ve missed you all, but I have simply been too busy. Every […]