On this and that, and the other

On not writing and drinking Martinis

Been busy, and you know...Nazis

Sep 25 • 

Martin D. Brown

3

10

June 2025

On spending a couple of hours at Helsinki Airport

Or on not buying a reindeer skin for 200 Euro

Jun 21 • 

Martin D. Brown

2

On Heidi and Richie

Or more films about cheese and water

Jun 5 • 

Martin D. Brown

1

10

April 2025

Lost on the Wrong Side of History: The Case of Candace Owens

Owens redux and the assault on epistemology

Apr 23 • 

Martin D. Brown

3

6

March 2025

On the Kowtow

Ukrainians at the court of Emperor Trump

Mar 1 • 

Martin D. Brown

8

February 2025

On the future of James Bond

Wither his fate?

Feb 21 • 

Martin D. Brown

4

2

On My First Acquaintance With 'Ethnic Cleansing'

Or why Mel Brooks was right.

Feb 11 • 

Martin D. Brown

3

2

January 2025

On black doves, SEALs, World War 3 and love

Or on getting spy thrillers right, and 'future histories' wrong

Jan 30 • 

Martin D. Brown

On Karla and the Jackal

Or the endless afterlives of spies and assassins.

Jan 5 • 

Martin D. Brown

2

3

November 2024

On watching middling 1980s 'spy' films

Or the inconsistencies, and occasional pleasures, of streaming.

Nov 26, 2024 • 

Martin D. Brown

5

13

September 2024

On Slow Horses.

Or, on the lifespan of serialised spies on screen.

Sep 23, 2024 • 

Martin D. Brown

3

My Substack Summer

What I read in Summer 2024

Sep 22, 2024

2