John McCarthy3,000ish quite personal words about 2020A new year is more than just another tally scraped through the Live, Laugh, Love print of the prison wall — it’s a time for introspection.Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2021
John McCarthySkyscraperShe pedalled a baby blue bike down a debris-covered road once the sole domain of the automobile.Jun 17, 2020Jun 17, 2020
John McCarthyVenice’s Mirror ManEveryone knows of the palatial (and highly reflective) mirror factory in central Venice. It’s known around the world. It’s creeping mass…Jun 14, 2020Jun 14, 2020
John McCarthyHow to be an International Man DaySmash a wine bottle, spit off a really tall bridge, put a firework through the letterbox of a sex offender, pee on snow, eat a kebab with…Nov 20, 2017Nov 20, 2017
John McCarthyThe Week in NewsNorth Korea catapulted a trash can, a couple of miles over Japan, sphincters clenched as the bogey took flight, but Kim’s engineers are to…Sep 1, 2017Sep 1, 2017
John McCarthyBirthWas it something she ate? She was late. Fate, it had been quite a wait.Jun 22, 2017Jun 22, 2017
John McCarthyThe Tragic Tale of Dr Banksy’s Monster‘It lives,’ exclaimed a hunchbacked assistant in unrestrained excitement as the thunder of the titans lit the sky in terror illuminating…Jun 20, 2017Jun 20, 2017
John McCarthyBeyond the BowlA dozen shimmering goldfish call the aquarium home.Jun 17, 2017Jun 17, 2017
John McCarthyLondon — BrainstreamBetter get a good sleep for this early flight… a few chapters won’t hurt. [Several hours later] That was a good book but the taxi’s here…Jun 14, 2017Jun 14, 2017
John McCarthyA Hunger for Knowledge“There came a point, when we collectively decided, we, as a people, perhaps ought to no longer exist,” explained the esteemed political…May 31, 2017May 31, 2017