I just want to live at a time without unprecedented events.

Mixed emotions watching the Stranger Things finale. Loved it, but sad to be saying goodbye to a constant companion of almost a decade. Ah well, time to start from the beginning again...

A super end to the year, as I return to the @superherocinephiles.com podcast to chat about Batman & Mr Freeze: SubZero. Listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/4YIk...

Eoin Smith is back again to discuss Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero. Overshadowed by all the negative press received for Batman & Robin, it's time to give this film a second look.

Lovely to end the year with such a positive review of our show at Edinburgh International Magic Festival. Four Magicians will be back in the new year... keep your eyes peeled! Read the review: lnkd.in/eKpKFDUP

Post-show selfie after our final sold out show at Edinburgh International Magic Festival last night. Amazing way to end a year of fun with my fellow Four Magicians - big thanks to the Magic Fest team, the Scottish Storytelling Centre, and our fabulous audiences.

The annual watch of The Muppet Christmas Carol is complete and now the festivities can begin. I will never, ever tire of this wonderful film that fills me with joy every Christmas.

Thoughts and prayers for the tributes to be selected at the upcoming reaping...

Appalling that the BBC provides a platform for those who spew hatred and division in the name of 'balance', yet drives out someone who speaks up for inclusion, togetherness and equality.

Delving through the @dropout.tv back catalogue and just discovered Total Forgiveness. HOOKED. I think Dropout really is the best value streamer out there with such great original content.

So sad to hear this news about one of my favourite places.

Hey now @netflix.com, do you wanna just release the rest of Stranger Things season 5 now, yeah? Yeah? DON'T MAKE ME WAIT!

The cat just sat with us and watched an entire episode of Um Actually on @dropout.tv, intently staring at the screen, and it is gratifying to know he is as much a nerd as we are.

Robin Hood opens at Aberdeen Arts Centre tonight with Philip Napier back as dame for his sixth Talegate panto. This year he's Nurse Little Joan in a show packed with Doric humour. Local talent fills the cast with daft songs, in-jokes and family-friendly mischief. ⭕ Check our review

I'm back on the Written & Watched podcast with @justinduke.bsky.social for part 2 of my deep dive into The Prestige. This time round we look at Christopher Nolan's film adaptation & how it compares to the original book. Listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

New written and watched. Part ii of The Prestige. This one focuses on the movie and we talk to actual magician Eoin Smith @eoin-smith.bsky.social catch it here: writtenandwatched.captivate.fm/listen

Looking for contacts at small theatres/venues across Scotland, seating 50-100. Especially Inverness, Glasgow, Stirling, Perth, Dunfermline - but also interested in other areas that have active, show-going communities. Thanks in advance for all your amazing contacts!

Really looking forward to heading down to Edinburgh International Magic Festival for two nights of Four Magicians fun in the Scottish Storytelling Centre with Fifth Dimension and Ideas of James on 27 & 28 December. 🎟️ Get tickets here: magicfest.co.uk/whats-on/fou...

Two thirds of the way through @michaelmisrubbish.bsky.social's excellent memoir about being in We Are The Physics. Crying with laughter. Just read about their set at TITP 2007 - the first band I ever saw at a festival, and the first time I ever saw WATP. What memories!

Earlier this year I was delighted to be invited onto Written & Watched, a podcast that looks at books and their film adaptations. Listen on Spotify via the link below, or wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1Hfp...

Hour-long Uber ride. Driver played the same U2 deep cut album track on repeat for the whole journey. Why? WHY?!

The first episode of Superhero Bibliophiles is out if you missed it! Eoin Smith joins to discuss the wonderful and weird world that was Marvel and DC’s Amalgam events! superherocinephiles.com/amalgam/

Delighted to have written an article for the November 2025 issue of VANISH - International Magic Magazine about my good friends, Fifth Dimension and their innovative approach to safety magic.

Ross Noble was fantastically funny, as always. Brilliant improv blending seamlessly into scripted bits, you never quite know what was planned and what wasn't. Masterful.

Only about half a decade late, but just finished watching The Good Place and man that's a great show. Funny in all the right places, with a surprisingly moving finale.

Every year my dentist has a Halloween pumpkin carving competition for the staff. The kids in the waiting room place their votes with glee. So do the adults. Sometimes it's the smallest things that elicit the biggest smiles.

Honoured to be the first guest on Superhero Bibliophiles - the new companion podcast to @superherocinephiles.com - talking to @percivalconstantine.com about the Amalgam Age of Comics. I LOVE alternate takes on popular characters, so this was super fun to chat about!

Big thanks to @justjammy1991.bsky.social at @broadwaybaby.com for reviewing Four Magicians at @dundeefringe.bsky.social! Your next chance to catch us in action is at Edinburgh International Magic Festival in Dec! Tickets: magicfest.co.uk/whats-on/fou... Review: broadwaybaby.com/shows/four-m...

Looking forward to hosting this showcase of north east Scotland magical talent for Aberdeen Magical Society next month. Tickets available here: wegottickets.com/event/675972

STV North cannot be allowed to disappear. Centralised Scottish news has a bias towards the central belt. Always has, always will. By removing the northern edition of STV News, we risk losing an outlet for important stories from Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Moray and the Highlands.

Then Eoin Smith appeared to discuss Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, an interesting if overstuffed Godzilla film from the early 90s. japanonfilm.com/godzillavskg/

Sad to hear about the passing of Drew Struzan this week. He created some of the most iconic movie artwork we will ever see. The world has lost an incredible talent. Here's one of my favourites.

Excited to announce that Four Magicians will be appearing at this year's Edinburgh International Magic Festival! Join me, Smith & Burns and James Dickson for two shows in the wonderful Scottish Storytelling Centre on 27 & 28 December. Tickets are available now from magicfest.co.uk/four-magicia...

Student journalism is important. It holds universities and people in positions of power to account, often breaking stories that are picked up by larger outlets. I got my start at The Gaudie Student Newspaper, writing for the arts and culture sections... and even an irreverent agony aunt column!

Thrilled to receive this review from FringeReview UK of our recent sold out show at Dundee Fringe! Your next chance to see Four Magicians in action is at Aberdeen Arts Centre on 16 Oct: www.aberdeenartscentre.com/whats-on/fou... Read the full review: fringereview.co.uk/review/dunde...

Haiku inspired by a recent Scottish news story.

hi, coo

Recently I joined @percivalconstantine.com on the @japanonfilm.com podcast to revisit a childhood favourite film of mine - Godzilla vs King Ghidorah! Check it out here or wherever you get your podcasts: japanonfilm.com/godzillavskg

Tonight I am in the Blue Lamp listening to poetry and improvised jazz and everything is good. @waywordabdn.bsky.social

You can't joke about anything anymore. Because you signed a multi figure contract with the Saudi government that said they wouldn't pay you if you did.

@postabdn.com champions arts and culture in Aberdeen with thoughtful commentary and reporting. Sling them a few quid and align your brand with good people doing great things for Aberdeen's cultural landscape.

How long before we start getting "random" stops in the street from the police checking our Brit Cards to ensure we are "legal"? I'm sure it won't be people who look like me that get the brunt of those, either. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social now so far to the right they can't even see the left any more.

You know this, but: (1) Tylenol doesn't cause autism. (2) Autism isn't a disease, it's a difference. Like red hair. (3) Autism is not something to be ended, its something to be understood. (4) The ghouls that are lying to you have agendas based in eugenics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyxG...

I'm giving a short talk and mini workshop on PR for creatives at this tonight. Should be fun!

Huge thank you to everyone that came to our SOLD OUT performance of Four Magicians at @dundeefringe.bsky.social today! Big thanks to the venue for managing to squeeze a few extra seats in, and sorry if anyone couldn't make it in.

Working on something new. Excited to get started after some great conversations with @evenicol.bsky.social and Lucy Beth. Thanks to @aberdeenartscentre.bsky.social for giving me space to play and experiment.

Kimmel pointed out the US govt was using Kirk's death as an excuse to silence criticism. So they silenced his criticism by getting him suspended?

Tomorrow's front page 📰 Is sharing this image a crime?

The WGA’s statement on ABC’s decision to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

Listen to @marcmaron.bsky.social He speaks the truth. We must speak up too. Kimmel was stitched up by an authoritarian regime.