Occasional cycling
Four days / two great friends / 229 miles / two Olympians & World Champions (Marianne Vos and Bradley Wiggins) / one Madison Genesis race team / countless German triathletes: … Continue reading
Are we on first name terms yet?
I’ve been writing a book about the same man for almost ten years now and I still don’t know what to call him. There is one obvious reason for this: … Continue reading
What’s the problem with LGBT history month (revisited)?
A couple of weeks ago I gave a Flagship Lecture as part of LGBT History Month at the University of Liverpool. If you are interested to find out more you … Continue reading
Rudolf Gilberto starring in a CLOSE SHAVE (1929)
The power of advertising and the allure of Rudolf Gilberto in this advert from John Bull in 1929.
One rant, two tweets, and the exploitation of the historian’s labour
This rant has been a long time coming. It is occasioned by two tweets. Here is the first: Here is the second (it’s the one in the middle, by Tim … Continue reading
There and back: bikepacking by numbers
In which Adam and Matt decide that it’s a good idea to head out into mid-Wales on a bikepacking trip in torrential rain, gales, hail and generally all round grimness. … Continue reading
The biography of a book chapter: a short photo essay
It starts with the sources and stories; that’s where it always starts. Not stories that exist full-formed and discerned. No. These are stories that exist always-already in-the-process-of-becoming; … Continue reading
