Author: Ethan Jones
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The oddities of Market Street: An odyssey
Market street. A warring cacophony of chaos, zealots, market-stalls, performers, peddlers of wares, pedestrians and… corn. Whose shadowed alcoves flood with the clamour of merchants tootling on by with their carts. Whether their wares be: umbrellas, hats, rude phallic chocolates or the aforementioned corn – their abundance is a staple of the street. Without it,… Read more
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A portrait of chaos
A reflection upon my encounter with the enfevered mind who defaced the Manchester bombing memorial. A meditation on the ill-defined morals of street photography. Having fervently pursued street photography I have found myself becoming increasingly enthralled by the uncaptured world of everyday life. There is a rhythm, an energy of the street which evades the… Read more
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My relationship with food: So easy to love/ too easy to hate.
TW: Discussion of eating disorders. Ever since I was a child, I’ve held a devout love for food. Dinner time, my initial memory of food, was a moment of joy – a glimmer into a world I thought I’d never master. The extent of my culinary expertise right up until around 1 year ago was… Read more
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Murder as a mechanic: Mindless or mechanical?
Laziness or neccessity? How murder is treated in gaming. Allow me to paint you a picture – or perhaps evoke a memory. There’s an elevator, you’re boxed in with four other guys, nervy gruff types. The air, thick with frenetic discomfort. They twitch, jerk their neck. There’s nerves in the room, but there’s an overriding… Read more
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The skint eaters guide to Manchester’s independent cuisine.
A quick tour of locating meals for £10 and under. In life it is our draw toward the unexperienced that invigorates our soul. Be it through the images of a new film, the notes of a song, a newfound connection or the delectability of a dish. And if, like me, you find yourself drawn, or… Read more
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The Lego games: permutations in the formula.
How TT’s lego games grapple with the triumphs and failures of formula iteration. As the year concludes and the critical roundups ensue, so too comes the time for the ubiquitous 7’s assigned to the lego game series. Overlooked? Perhaps. They’re a series of games consigned to the collective nostalgic annals. Recent entries are so frequently lambasted… Read more
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Pasta: A love letter
How the enduring multifaceted bouche-pleasing flavour vehicle has imbued my life with joy. Arriving in all shapes ‘n’ sizes: shells, spirals, small ones – large ones, tubes, dinosaurs, straws, dog paws hell even monster claws – you get the picture. Actually I’m not done. There’s stringy, that one that’s a little thick but a noodle… Read more
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Silent hill 2: Instances of the uncanny
How the uncanny takes shape in Silent Hill 2. Intro My most recent obsession has manifested itself in the most bizarre form. Taking its shape in the online phenomena of liminal spaces. Now firstly, for those unfamiliar with this term, allow me to clarify. It is a phenomenon best defined by the feeling of eliciting,… Read more
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Dark Souls: Crafting a mythology
A breakdown of player motivation and both philosophical and mythological ties to the Greek myths and existentialism. Introduction. When one looks to find meaning or purpose amidst the grandiosity of Dark Souls’ world they shall find at first a feeling of insignificance, of disempowerment. Yet amidst the pantheon of the Gods, the eternal nature of… Read more