‘Any Charlie?’ that question makes me wince now; it used to make me swoon. The blocked nose and the empty wallet are a depressing combination and a tedious cycle until one day the old routine ends and a new one begins. Saying goodbye to the size 10 headache was a heart-shattering must, and it brought an unexpected new, clean world where focus presides over my economy, philosophy and morality.

For a while life was led by someone else’s will. Which was cool at first – I needed it – but tiresome t… Continue

‘Cool’ is being un-cool and un-cool is mainstream. They’re indie until they die and we are cool! Skinny jeans, chequered shirts, pumps, huge holes in earlobes, nu-age Flock O’ Seagulls haircuts, ‘these flaming little buds’ – to quote Tom Wolfe, who was around when things were actually cool and hot and new and chic and sexy. The bands were good then too. The 60s was Wolfe’s decade when he pioneered New Journalism and used literary techniques in news features and shook the pompous order of… Continue

For chronic financial naivete and crimes against the work ethic, I was banished to the House Of Incompetent Men to dwell upon my situation. The house was situated in an unfashionable part of town where the fake sportswear rarely covers the bruises. The floors were covered in that abrasive carpet, part fuzzy felt, part concrete that only ever seems to come in one colour: dry dog shit. The walls consisted of that bizarre topography of a century or two of embossed wallpaper hung layer upon layer by… Continue

hey,

so we have a penguin and we'd like you to get involved.

The idea is that there will be a loading bar on the penguin and that, through the BadFormat! community, the image will arrive over the course of the two month installation period.

See the Tees above for the image, which are gonna promote the project

We're asking for everyone to send in ideas for drawings/icons/images/slogans... based on the theme of the project which is environmental issues... as with the magazine, this is a very l… Continue