Hostile caramel, sparkly prog and sonic cathedrals. Let's get it on! wp.me/pjmMI-JuK

Pockets for all! excusesandhalftruths.com/2026/01/17/p...

Make some Middle English noise, pasta for breakfast and MTV your way. Time to boss 2026. excusesandhalftruths.com/2026/01/10/t...

excusesandhalftruths.com/2026/01/03/t... In which I embrace my grumpy old man status.

Rob's theory towards a three-part version of Christmas, Betwixtmas and after. excusesandhalftruths.com/2025/12/27/t...

A prang, a playlist, a little bit of Paradise. Have some Swipe, my lovelies. excusesandhalftruths.com/2025/12/06/t...

Your attention please. Due to entirely avoidable circumstances and poor choice of approach angle round a tree, I have had to speak to car insurance people. On the phone. On the PHONE. I am now accepting thoughts, prayers and commiserations for my emotional damage. The car will recover. I may not.

I wrote 4000 words about Nuzzi/Lizza/RFK, please read it before it gets taken down by HR

No Swipe this week. Instead, join C and I on a pilgrimage, as we search for something sacred. wp.me/pjmMI-JrP

Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day to those who celebrate!

Please make this happen, @2000ad.bsky.social.

In this house, we believe in Bruce Springsteen. excusesandhalftruths.com/2025/11/01/r...

A little treat for All Hallows Eve Eve - three hours of spooky tunes, creepy chat and that whole David S. Pumpkins vibe. Any questions? wrob.studio/2025/10/29/m...

OK, so the first line of @nytimes Connections made me laugh this morning. A hand across the oceans?

In this week's Swipe — pivots, pumpkins and pellicles. Spicy! excusesandhalftruths.com/2025/10/25/t...

A slightly gloomier than usual Swipe, but there's carbonara and cocktails in the mix at least. wp.me/pjmMI-Jqv

A message from the mayor, 200 songs and embracing the eternal circle. It must be Saturday. Give it a Swipe. excusesandhalftruths.com/2025/10/04/t...

A long one from me this week — on history, memory and Debatable Lands. excusesandhalftruths.com/2025/09/27/h...

Dunno about The Rapture, but I'm in heaven right now.

A dispatch from the borderlands. wp.me/pjmMI-Jp9

An element of bragging this week. I really need to get better at bugging myself up. excusesandhalftruths.com/2025/09/13/t...

Trout, ancient tomatoes and a new way to look at the human brain. We're Swiping into autumn in our usual stumblebum fashion. Come join our trip. wp.me/pjmMI-Jov

I mean, obvs.

Apologies to Excuses And Half Truths subscribers who received a draft skeleton of Chapter 24. There, now you see how the sausage is made. The full kahuna will be with you as usual on Saturday at 10am.

A lot of things are happening right now. Clearly, letting things happen was a mistake. We need to ban happening, or things. Possibly both.

Truth Art! #arresttrump #art

Our third quarter report, updates and essential information for all stakeholders in our continuing venture. excusesandhalftruths.com/2025/08/23/t...

I beg to differ

Some deep thoughts on how we interact with our fellow humans, snuck into the usual ramshackle hoo-de-rol of recipes, music and all-round foolishness. Don't Swipe past this! excusesandhalftruths.com/2025/08/16/t...

Monkey balls, a Batmobile and all the cocktails. Now that's what I call a weekend! wp.me/pjmMI-Jnj

Shrunken heads, poetry, cocktails and The Time Warp. Join us in an invigorating round of pelvic thrusts. wp.me/pjmMI-JmJ

Two big superhero movies out at the same time. Could I resist a long post on the inevitable comparisons? Spoilers: no. It's bloviatin' time! wp.me/pjmMI-JmK

Metal to the end. We have lost the darkest angel, but his songs will rattle the gates of heaven tonight. So long, Ozzy.

Performing one last massive farewell hometown gig to tens of thousands of people and then dropping dead just a few days afterwards is an incredibly metal way to go out.

Absolutely floated out of an afternoon screening of Superman. What a lovely, silly, goofy, sincere, heartfelt, joyful movie. This old comic book fan couldn't be happier. James Gunn nailed it. The Synderverse was my kryptonite. Finally, the sun's come back out again.

Alligator Auschwicz.

Slow with the update today, cheers for your patience. Swipery inbound: Lidl steak, shrink glockenspiel and the most beautiful sign writing in Manchester. Also, how metal guitar is the sound of the summer. If Olivia Rodrigo says so, what argument can you possibly have? wp.me/pjmMI-JlT

I don't think I'll get a chance to watch the Superman movie for a while but I'm happy it's making all the worst people mad he's an immigrant superhero created by two Jewish kids whose parents fled persecution, and his overriding concern is helping people he absolutely should make them feel shitty

Too close for comfort, NYT Strands. Way too close.

I love—LOVE—em dashes. As for sets of three, that's basic comedy. AI fucks everything.

Shit, rumbled.

I see some Starter Packs making the rounds again, which is lovely! If you want good comics folks to follow, here're some curated collections! go.bsky.app/TqFUmaF

Your usual wildly random grab-bag of reading, listening and some actual useful tips for carrying water in a forest. Thumbs up! excusesandhalftruths.com/2025/07/05/t...

New Swipings, helping you stay cool in the midst of a hot and sticky weekend. Summertime vibes in one newsletter. wp.me/pjmMI-JkM

A Longform piece this weekend, on the Industrial Revolution, the first steel bridge and the strangest stately home of them all. wp.me/pjmMI-JkO

A bit of original fiction from me this week. A man cannot live his creative life on Swipery alone. excusesandhalftruths.com/2025/06/14/t...

Dingtown: the struggle is real. Source: Financial Times search.app/5rwGG Shared via the Google App

I am toooo excited for this!

Among all the other things that it is, it's a very particular and strange moment in the history of streaming television that this sign exists and is being produced for upcoming protest marches.

On a rainy Saturday I sat and sketched people outside the Oxford Weatherspoons. More on my blog below bryanmatthews.org/2025/06/08/s...