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Single-Tweet Reviews of Films in 2017

Patrick sees a lot of films. Patrick sends a lot of tweets. He generally sends one per film. Continue reading →

#InfiniteSeptember: celebrating my tedious and cliched love of David Foster Wallace with mostly unread links to stuff he wrote passim

30 pieces of David Foster Wallace contributions to the literary canon — most are links to essays or short stories; one is a picture of me in costumer as an Infinite Jest character — to mark nine years since The Great Man’s felo de se. Continue reading →

Despair

Some time ago I stayed up all night and wrote 8000 words of fiction and I have read back on it or proofread it but here it is. From memory, it is about pub trivia… Continue reading →

The Overtakings — A Short (+ True) Story

Patrick wrote a short (+true) story on Twitter! Come in to enjoy this Lorde- and Edgar Allen Poe-inspired masterpiece! Continue reading →

A series of tweets briefly outlining why private schools should receive more government money…

Please keep in mind when reading these tweets that it is not a zero sum game… Continue reading →

Intel Rap (Nehalum [sic] Remix)

Patrick’s rap persona St Patriq won a competition to induce interest in Intel’s then new circuitry in 2009… Continue reading →

13 Thoughts on 13 Reasons Why

This post has lotsa spoilers for the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why, which you definitely should watch before reading! (But step inside a give me a pageview regardless!) Continue reading →

Thoughts On Triple J’s Hottest 100 Of 2016 (Stats, Trivia & Commentary)

Here are some thoughts on Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2016, broadcast on Thursday 26 January 2017 and won by Never Be Like You by Flume & Kai… Continue reading →

Ultimate Historical Hottest 100 Playlist (and Lots of Great Trivia Too!)

The 2016 Hottest 100 is this week and to mark the occasion, I’ve trawled through the history of the countdown to compile a composite playlist of songs from the past 20-plus years. Continue reading →

2016 Year in Review — The 16 of Trumps (+ Top 100 Songs of 2016, Hottest 100 votes and prediction & Riffs on the Year) — #1 in Films, TV, Albums, Books: Part 16

The final instalment of my epic 16-part 2016 Year in Review. Step inside to find out the #1 Film, TV, Album and Book of 2016, plus the Top 100 Songs of 2016 in full. Continue reading →

2016 Year in Review — The 16 of Trumps (+ Patrick’s Best Days & #P100 continues) — #2 in Films, TV, Albums, Books: Part 15

Every day till the end of 2016 I will be posting the latest entry in the Top 16 Films, Albums, TV and Books of 2016 — today is #2 — with #1s being announced on New Year’s Eve. Also today: Patrick’s Best Days and more from the #P100 continues! Continue reading →