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Buying is the new shoplifting.

February 2nd, 2010 by Samuel Webster | No Comments

Buying is the new shoplifting.

Over his radio, I heard “Bring him to the holding room, we’ll deal with it there.”


Review: As Day Follows Night - Sarah Blasko

January 6th, 2010 by Samuel Webster | 1 Comment

Review: As Day Follows Night - Sarah Blasko

As Day Follows Night seems to sum up the lilting feeling of going from day today, soaring through some and falling through others, and accepting the love and atrocity which such a manic existence entails.


Lay your Ruby Roses on another grave (the supposed “death” of Twitter)

December 27th, 2009 by Samuel Webster | 9 Comments

Lay your Ruby Roses on another grave (the supposed “death” of Twitter)

People you choose to follow are chosen by you. If you choose boring people who tweet nothing but breakfast, you will get nothing but breakfast.


Recipe: Double Choc Fudge and Bottle Blonde Brownies

December 23rd, 2009 by Samuel Webster | 4 Comments

Recipe: Double Choc Fudge and Bottle Blonde Brownies

This one has become somewhat of a trademark dish given that they taste SO awesome, and I have a very limited culinary repertoire.


Backing a Loser: iSnack 2.0 and Advertising Ethics.

September 30th, 2009 by Samuel Webster | 2 Comments

Backing a Loser: iSnack 2.0 and Advertising Ethics.

There are others who try to manipulate the social media beast, grab its tail and force it into a cycle of banality. Sometimes the manipulation is harmless, a simple viral video or Kanye West meme, but some manipulations may have greater consequences.


New desktop PC - your opinion?

September 2nd, 2009 by Samuel Webster | No Comments

New desktop PC - your opinion?

So my current laptop has proved unreliable after 4 years of trusty service. It overheats, and just generally has issues and as a result I’ve had to wipe and reinstall twice in the last six months, so… i’m looking at a replacement with a good backup system. A friend has recommended these parts for a [...]


Press: Will he WriteIt again? (The Advocate)

July 2nd, 2009 by Samuel Webster | 2 Comments

Press: Will he WriteIt again? (The Advocate)

When National Youth Week contacted me two weeks ago, I was surprised. It seemed that someone from the local paper (obviously from the ilk of Madonna and Prince and referred to on the phone only as “Jessica”) wanted to write a feature on me.


For the Children: A tribute to the King of Pop

June 27th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

For the Children: A tribute to the King of Pop

Michael Jackson, to us, was a fiction and a hero. A god of music we never entirely believed was real. Though his own childhood remained for many years a dark secret, he illuminated our lives with an imagination, grace and talent in abundance.


DIY Ring Flash

April 24th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

DIY Ring Flash

How to make a ringflash adapter out of household items.


Tell Me Something I Don’t Know…

April 20th, 2009 by Samuel Webster | No Comments

Tell Me Something I Don’t Know…

or… “Why I Read and Write The Way I Do”