Writing – Leon Puplett

The People in My Head / Podcast Recommendations 2021 /

I’ve listened to podcasts for nearly 10% of the last 2.5 years. Whilst I clearly have a problem, I also have a great list of recommendations.

Central America with the Pixel 3 /

In February 2019 I set out on a trip through Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica armed with a Pixel 3 and a Go Pro Hero 6. Here we go through the results

The Future Space Ports of Earth /

We’ve now established the fact that Sunday afternoon space trips are coming soon. But how are you going to get there? And most importantly, who’s invited?

Print Journalism is dead. Long live Print Journalism /

I’m warning you now, this post is almost certainly going to finish on an almost entirely hypocritical point of view. Here we go. I love print journalism. I love the texture of a quality magazine. The gloss and shine of a brand new front cover. I’m pretty sure I love the postman who delivers myContinue reading “Print Journalism is dead. Long live Print Journalism /”

Finding space an audience /

15 years ago we started building the International Space Station. Over 13 continuous years of human occupation it has had more than 200 people aboard, nearly 90 residents as well as numerous ants, spiders, worms, jellyfish and rodents. It has witnessed over 82,000 sunrises and sunsets and has documented everything from volcanic eruptions and super storms to 9/11.Continue reading “Finding space an audience /”

Who’s reading who, where and when /

Photo looking along a dining table in a traditional looking dining room A newspaper is laid open at the head of the table. Light from a window which is just out of shot, lights up small paintings of countryside views hung on the earth red walls.

A quick run through of bitly’s real time media analysis.

Humanity’s Last Hope /

In 2013, the fate of humanity was in the hands of amateur astronomers, keeping a look out for our (statistically improbable) impending doom.

A new Space Race /

We are at the dawn of a new, privatised, Space Age. Companies such as Space X and Virgin Galactic have the potential to create a huge boom in public interest in space again and for the first time, make space accessible to the general public (if you have $250k lying around that is). Looking atContinue reading “A new Space Race /”

Loading Bar, London /

London has been waiting for a great social gaming space for a while now and Loading Bar’s tentative gaming cafe at Soho’s MADD juice bar may be what we’ve been hoping for. Whilst it’s not clear whether it currently exists from a quick Google search we tracked it down to 53 Rupert Street in SohoContinue reading “Loading Bar, London /”

Don’t take that tone with me /

Meet CARROT. It’s another one of those iOS productivity apps we see all too often, promising to help us improve our daily tasks. However, not many come with an ‘Or Else’ threat attached to clearing your to do list. The app’s tone of voice is what sets it apart from the crowd. But how doContinue reading “Don’t take that tone with me /”