This is The Subtext and I’m Dan. This Christmas the BBC’s airing a new adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The ABC Murders, starring John Malkovich as Hercule Poirot so I thought it’d be fun to do an ABC Murders review of…
Reading this blog, you might imagine that my life is a breeze, with days spent drinking cups of tea under the sun. Unfortunately, just like everyone else, life catches up with me. Not every day is a good day. My…
Welcome to The Subtext – I’m Dan and this is my third game review that ties in with my YouTube channel! The two games we’ve looked at so far, Detention and Knock Knock, have been a bit on the unconventional…
Welcome to The Subtext – I’m Dan and this is my second blog post (after Detention) and links to my second episode on my growing YouTube channel! This week we’re continuing our deep-dive into video game horror – and today’s…
All this sunny February weather and reminiscing over Jon’s latest Venice travel article about our time in Italy, and I’m starting to really get in the mood for light, floral, fragrant green teas. My go-to teas for the hot summer…
The Subtext: a cursory discussion of horror, to be explored more deeply in later episodes – specifically horror through imagery and disturbing themesto evoke a feeling and examining how time and place (atmosphere) can affect experience – as opposed to…
It’s a perfect Sunday afternoon, the sky is clear blue, the sun is shining and I’ve nothing to do but drink tea and laze about. My tea of choice on this fine day is Twinings Intensely Raspberry & Dragon Fruit.…
Is there anything better than a ginger, lemon and honey tea when you feel a cold coming on? In my excitement for spring time, I usually forget it’s still February and head outside in far too little clothing. The result…
I have exciting news – I just found that Zest Tea is available to buy and ship to the UK! It’s been one of my go-to teas for a while and now I finally have an excuse to write a…