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books
1984
George Orwell
The original warning, reminding us why we must fight for privacy, plain language, and the objective truth.
The Day of the Triffids
John Wyndham
A ‘cozy catastrophe’ that exposes the fragility of our civilisation and how quickly nature returns to reclaim the space.
The Long Walk
Stephen King
A brutal study in endurance that asks what keeps us moving forward when every logical part of the brain says stop.
Neuromancer
William Gibson
The cyberpunk prophecy that predicted the internet’s corporate dystopia long before we logged on.
The Art of War
Sun Tzu
Ancient strategy that applies just as much to modern activism and surviving late-stage capitalism as it does to the battlefield.
Fatherland
Robert Harris
A chilling reminder of how quickly the unthinkable becomes normal, and how hard the truth must be fought for when history is rewritten.
2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
A reminder that our tools might evolve faster than our morality, and that out there in the dark, we are very small.
The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
A rigorous defence of reason and evidence in a world that often prefers comfortable myths.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
The only “trilogy in four parts” that matters. It teaches the ultimate Stoic lesson: the universe is absurd, bureaucracy is universal, and the most important thing is not to panic.
films
Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino
A masterclass in dialogue and consequence. It proved that the most interesting part of a story isn’t the explosion, but the conversation on the way there.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Joel & Ethan Coen
The Odyssey reimagined through bluegrass and chain gangs. A mythic reminder that the journey home is never a straight line.
The Blues Brothers
John Landis
Anarchic, destructive, and deeply musical. A ‘mission from God’ that treats authority with the exact level of respect it deserves.
Children of Men
Alfonso Cuarón
A terrifyingly plausible vision of a broken world that insists hope is a discipline worth practicing, even when the lights are going out.
Trainspotting
Danny Boyle
Choose life. A brutal, kinetic, and darkly funny look at addiction that defined a generation. It manages to be uniquely Scottish and universally understood at the same time.
Hackers
Iain Softley
Technically ridiculous but spiritually accurate. It captures the exact moment when the internet felt like a untamed frontier, where the only currency was curiosity and the keyboard was a weapon against the corporate machine.
Perfect Days
Wim Wenders
A quiet meditation on finding beauty in the mundane. The film captures small, touching moments that remind us happiness often lies in the routine. It that proves even the most ordinary days can be perfect.
audio
Hurt
Johnny Cash
The sound of a man looking back at the wreckage. It is rare to hear a voice so fragile carry so much weight.
Baker Street
Gerry Rafferty
The most famous saxophone line in history, written by a Paisley son. A song about weariness, the train to London, and the long road home.
Laid
James
An anthem of messy, chaotic joy. Proof that the best pop songs are often the ones that feel like they are about to fall apart.
Perfect (Exceeder)
Cowboy Hunters
A feral, Glasgow-punk reimagining of the dance classic. It proves that the best covers don’t just play the notes. They pick a fight with them.
Chantilly Lace
Big Bopper
A problematic classic. The lyrics are undeniably dated, but the manic, pantomime energy of the performance is impossible to resist. A snapshot of rock ‘n’ roll history. Flawed, loud, and alive.
Never Tear Us Apart
INXS
A dramatic pause in the middle of the 80s. It feels like a film soundtrack for a moment that hasn’t happened yet.
Hey There Delilah
Plain White T’s
A simple, acoustic love letter that conquered the world. It proves that you don’t need production, just a guitar and a girl in New York City.
Something Good
Utah Saints
The Kate Bush sample does the heavy lifting here. It sounds like 1992 distilled into three minutes. Pure energy.
Heaven is a Place on Earth
Belinda Carlisle
A secret Humanist anthem disguised as an 80s power ballad. It rejects the promise of a distant afterlife and demands that we build our own paradise, right here, right now.
One Day Like This
Elbow
The ultimate anthem of optimism. Strings, choral vocals, and that feeling of waking up on a morning where everything has clicked into place. Our song.
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