Archive - Bald Men of the '90s

Arsenal and Conspiracy

How football reflects these fractured times, and why we're all so cross

Nov 7, 2024 •

August 2024

Epiphanies and caveats: reading On the Road

How my idea of Jack Kerouac's masterpiece hindered its beauty

Aug 9, 2024 •

June 2024

Winking, not laughing: The plague of meta comedy

How post-modern filmmaking is killing the blockbuster comedy

Jun 17, 2024 •

April 2024

What to do with Alex Garland's Civil War?

How A24's new blockbuster aims for the apolitical, and ends up with nothing

Apr 23, 2024 •

March 2024

Letterboxd? I hardly know her boxd

Why social media and art shouldn't always mix

Mar 1, 2024 •

November 2023

Men staring at screens: VAR and fun in football

A definitive view on VAR that will end any and all debate, forever

Nov 10, 2023 •

October 2023

Films to Make Your Dad Glad

Why dad-cinema is the antidote for superhero fanboys

Oct 19, 2023 •

September 2023

Dear Ange, I think you're swell. Love, an Arsenal fan

Why we should all cherish the "Big Ange", even us lot

Sep 22, 2023 •

The banality of the best

How hot takes are leaving criticism tepid

Sep 7, 2023 •

August 2023

Arsenal: A post-preseason ramble

Some meandering thoughts on how The Gunners will fare, and what us fans should do with expectation

Aug 18, 2023 •

Héctor Bellerín: A modern footballing icon

Why a mid-table right-back should be a sporting hero

Aug 3, 2023 •

July 2023

The Importance of Disappointment

How seeking assurance is killing cinema's mystery

Jul 12, 2023 •

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