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Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson22d ago
Autumn is finally upon us, and I am trying to lock back in to something approaching a publishing schedule here... 1.
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Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson24 Aug 2026
Yesterday, The Wrap reported that Obsession had become the first movie made for less than $1 million to make more than $500 million at the box office.
Cartoon Gravity 46
Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson22 Aug 2026
We'll call this Proof of Life, because I haven't written anything in public for a while. I can blame work, life reasons, the various heat waves, summer holidays (not that I've been on one)...
Wednesday Wonders 31
Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson8 Jul 2026
1. Fiio M33 R2R I'm a sucker for a high-quality music player. This one is something of a brick, but Fiio have set it up to give the option of a warmer, more analogue sound alongside the standard...
Cartoon Gravity 45
Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson5 Jul 2026
Yes, I'm still calling the newsletter Cartoon Gravity, which was a last-minute decision, but I don't want to sunset the name completely. It has been a while, so we might as well cover everything...
Wednesday Wonders 30
Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson3 Jun 2026
After a brief hiatus, the wonders are back... 1. New Boards of Canada album There is a new Boards of Canada album. It is called Inferno.
More musings...
Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson7 May 2026
Apparently, adding an ellipsis on the end of an e-mail subject header triggers a lot of spam filters, especially Gmail.
Strange things are afoot
Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson5 May 2026
...Or they may be. I'm thinking about how I want to organise my online output. I know, calm yourselves Ladies.
Heading off the beaten track...
Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson26 Apr 2026
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson I came across that quote for the first time earlier this year.
Cartoon Gravity 44
Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson6 Apr 2026
This is going to be brief, because it would be really nice to salvage something of the holiday weekend. This week has seen me mostly cosplaying as a Customer Service Assistant.
Mythos: The Village
Pure Hokumby Julian Simpson2 Apr 2026
This one really shouldn't exist. Somewhere back in the mists of time, the first Mythos radio play slipped unnoticed through the BBC commissioning system.