Just add a comment to this idea, if you've got something you'd like me to have a go at blogging about. Comment

*Very* rough notes so far: Sometimes, it feels like I'm a freak, when I'm both a fan of football and Doctor Who. Both of which, to differing extents, suffer from stereotypes and a lack of intelligent writing about them. That's why weaintgotnohistory.com is so appealing to me, is that it's fannish, but (mostly) affectionate, not taking itself too seriously. That's the DW fan culture I grew up in. But DW sites don't tend to be like that - there's news/spoilers/speculation updates, forums and then comedy stuff, but not much essays. Aside from Phil Sandifer. Why not make something SB Nation-esque but for TV and film? Something about multiple points of view, intelligent discussion. Representations of Russians in Cold War Pop Culture (an essay of mine from university) - things we can learn from fiction, but also just having fun and being silly. The image of the 'geek'/nerd is akin to the thug in football - stereotypical and damaging. And that sports/tech/literature doesn't tend to be considered together. Obviously it's not impossible, there are a number of intelligent football things, but not enough, and not about tv/radio either. It's not about being serious and smug, it's about being interested, wanting to understand and explore/investigate - curiosity. Why is that a bad thing? It shouldn't be niche, it should be encouraged, celebrated. Bah. Comment

TV drama (and other genres) plus Mythology Engine plus Glanceables plus Polite Media plus Enchanted Objects plus Universal Remote Control plus Orchestrated Media AKA why a 'companion experience' for narratives is less about 'cards' and a particular UI, and more about letting the world of the programme seep into your living room. Comment

The BBC, and others, are making tentative first steps into the world of linked data and news. Which is very good, IMHO. But many journalists are unconvinced. Why should we spend our days tagging, and/or creating 'events', when we want to write articles and stories? Well, here's why. Yes, no-one ever won a Pulitzer for a bunch of tags. But Woodward & Bernstein made links. That's what good journalism is. A kind of follow up to this: http://www.r4isstatic.com/90 Comment

The biggie. Ever since taking on a role named 'Information Architect', that title has forever been debated. No one can quite work out what it is, what one does, but they all know that they need one and at the same time don't quite know what to do with them. I've tried to stay out of this debate for so long, but I don't think there's any way I can avoid it for much longer. So this would be my two-pennies-worth on defining the role of an IA/UXA in a large organisation and so on. It's one of those I really should write, but at the same time fills me with dread(!) Comment

Following a chat with @aden_76, I'm wondering what would happen if banks thought about, basically, starting again - from the core purpose of a bank, but with the power of online/Web thinking behind them. What would a new bank look like, in this world? 2 Comments

Help Me Write, Medium, and 'beautiful type' - is there a mini-trend here? Writing seems to be becoming fashionable again - with all the attendant pluses (creative expression!), minuses (who owns your content on Medium?) and potential energy (hyperlinks! more of them!)... Also incorporating: 'Blogging like it's 2004', the Light Lunch Cake Shop, and just-missing-out on the mid-00s crowd. Comment

I'm intrigued by Brad Frost's post here: http://bradfrostweb.com/blog/post/atomic-web-design/ on the idea of 'atomic design'. It's an interesting, but I'd suggest some slight tweaks, and it's currently missing the 'content-first' perspective. What would that look like? Comment

the telling experience of a story - being adapted to the circumstances of the audience, or the prevalent wider/cultural narrative Comment

Looking at the practice of journalism and breaking it down to what it really means, and how we might replicate that in data. See also: the rise of human interest stories in football commentary. (c. 1000 words) Comment

Because I think both the 'NoUI' and 'anti-NoUI' folk have some point. And I can't escape the analogy to 'good refereeing' (probably c. 800 words) Comment

Expected length: c.1000 words Comment

A very short idea (c. 500 words) Comment

This would be a biggy - a three part drama. Would love to write it properly, but might take me quite a while! Comment

A 45 minute Doctor Who episode (again, probably would take me longer to write) Comment