Archive - Millennial Woes

Moments of Growing: Becoming Honest

(It doesn't happen by itself)

Oct 4 • Millennial Woes

September 2026

Jacob Rees-Mogg: The Epitome of the Conservative

Beloved/loathed English “toff” politician Jacob Rees-Mogg comes across as a relic of a bygone age.

Sep 26 • Millennial Woes

TV Guide: Doctor Who (1963-89)

Several people have asked me to write a guide to Doctor Who, so here it is.

Sep 20

Biliary Billiards (II. A Stay in a Major London Hospital in 2026)

Agony, bliss, modernity, multiculturalism, and gall

Sep 13

Biliary Billiards (I. Gallstones and Me)

Agony, bliss, modernity, multiculturalism, and gall

Sep 6 • Millennial Woes

August 2026

The Seeds of Gay Doom (X. Damaged Gays)

Nihilism and growing up

Aug 30

The Seeds of Gay Doom (IX. Last of the Showrunners)

Demise and cancellation (the wages of insanity)

Aug 23

Dreaming Spires, Gleaming Liars

The Jason Arday scandal began six weeks ago in mid July, but it must have been below my radar because I didn’t hear about it until the 1st of August…

Aug 18 • Millennial Woes

The Seeds of Gay Doom (VIII. The Fairy & the Indian)

Season 2 of the RTD2 era

Aug 16

Restoring Faith

Optimism might be cowardice, but so is determined pessimism

Aug 10 • Millennial Woes

The Seeds of Gay Doom (VII. Music of the Fears)

The agonising wait between Season 1 and Season 2

Aug 9

Lessons from Nolan's Odyssey

We all know the problems with this film, including those of us (like me) who haven’t watched it and will never watch it.

Aug 2 • Millennial Woes

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