Ben Hopkins20 highlights from the Fabric of FootballRetro football shirts provoke a flood of nostalgia. While the colours remain the same, the designs continue to evolve. Pick any shirt from…Apr 28, 2018Apr 28, 2018
Ben HopkinsBelow The Surface presents a psychological metropolitan hellThe modern commute is a daily mini-metropolitan nightmare. Standing on the left, blocking the ticket barriers, whacking you with a…Apr 13, 2018Apr 13, 2018
Ben HopkinsAutomation For The People: London’s Coin-Operated OddityEver wanted to probe an alien, take a holiday from the comfort of your armchair, or win a billion pounds?Apr 6, 2018Apr 6, 2018
Ben HopkinsNigeria 0 Serbia 2: Mitrović grounds the Super EaglesIt’s a quirk of football’s simultaneous globalisation and commercialisation that Nigeria are hosting Serbia at The Hive, home of League Two…Mar 30, 2018Mar 30, 2018
Ben HopkinsFlake News: My Sore-Away Experiences Of PsoriasisIt’s 9.19am on a Tuesday morning on London’s Central Line. As is so often the case, I’m examining two hard flakes of skin that have…Mar 23, 2018Mar 23, 2018
Ben HopkinsChasing Tail: A Life with Cats1982. I was four-years-old and lived with my parents in a flat in Snodland, a Kentish town approximately as appealing as its name suggests…Mar 16, 2018Mar 16, 2018
Ben HopkinsKickin’ For Krak’: Witnessing the Polish III Liga Title DeciderPicture the scene: four thirty-something Englishman are on a Saturday morning train heading from Kielce, where we’d witnessed a dire 0–0…Jul 5, 2017Jul 5, 2017