Has WordPress turned blogs into clickbait sites?

I’ve had little time to blog of late, though I have had every intention of returning to a regular schedule when time is available, at this stage mid-2023. In the interim, though, I’ve discovered something disturbing about the WordPress.com blogging platform. I’ve been running a ‘free’ blog via WordPress.com since 2010, largely because I put … More Has WordPress turned blogs into clickbait sites?

The obscure word of the week is bardolatry

This week’s obscure English word is bardolatry. It means to like Shakespeare excessively. Really. I mean, sure, every high school kid was tortured by those stupid sonnets which were first made boring by the English teacher, then rammed at them for over-analysis. But apparently there are some people who get quite enthusiastic about the Immortal … More The obscure word of the week is bardolatry

In which Google mistakes me for another Matthew Wright

There’s no getting around the fact that my name is a bit popular. It’s led to numerous issues, including (a) an email begging me to return to TV, and (b) approaches from classics students wanting help with essays. In the case of (a) it turned out I’d been confused with Matthew Wright the British TV … More In which Google mistakes me for another Matthew Wright