Newsletter on the Edge of Forever
Hello! I have been neglecting my humble newsletter, having had my head turned by the glamour of dog sitting and alternative comedy promotion.
But the newsletter will abide, like The Dude, and you absolutely cannot stop it from hurtling into your inbox and / or spam folder. Unless you hit the "unsubscribe" button. And who would do such a thing?
Modernism from Archway to Belsize Park
Armed with a map, a companion and an umbrella, I've been trying to visit as much of London's modernist architecture as I can. The latest walk took us past some of Camden's best postwar housing estates.
Modernism from Archway to Belsize Park – jamesofwalsh
Oh, Archway. So much to answer for. We emerged, blinking, into the unexpected sunshine from the tube, and were greeted by the greasy stench of a nearby McDonald’s and the sight of a cyclist bravely…
Cycling from New Malden to Kingston (and why it's shit)
I had always planned for my future to be one of writing furious letters in green ink to my local newspaper. Little did I know that a) my life would be fairly peripatetic and b) local newspapers would cease to exist. Ah well: I've done the next best thing and recorded a video of me complaining about cycling infrastructure in the "royal" borough of Kingston.
Cycling from New Malden to Kingston (and why it’s shit) - YouTube
To encourage modal shift in a climate emergency we urgently need local councils to take cycling seriously. Kingston Upon Thames are sort of trying but the in…
Factually Inaccurate Stand-Up on Monday 11th October
Come to my next stand-up comedy show! For Monday we have four extremely brilliant special guests and, at the time of writing, one paying audience member, so let's improve that ratio somewhat.
Factually Inaccurate Stand Up: Sharlin Jahan, Tom Crowley, Jacob Hatton! Tickets, Mon 11 Oct 2021 at 20:00 | Eventbrite
Funny lectures, character comedy, mandolins, a fictional owl, and Alex Bertulis-Fernandes, who we couldn’t fit in above
Thanks so much for reading! See you next Wednesday for more nonsense.
Lots of love,
James xxxxxxx