Charlie Ceates

So, Father’s Day has just passed, and while thinking about my own dad, it also got me wondering: who are some of the best and worst dad’s in videos? Some of the best video game narratives involve a father/ mentor character, while others are…

The first time I heard about Eden festival was through whispered words back when I was at high school from my best friend, where he would entertain me with tales of drunken fun he had. So, when a friend of mine asked me to work at his stall…

I’m sure I can safely say a lot of us would like to go back and revisit our childhood. You know, those brief years of blissful naivety before the crushing reality of adulthood, work, and real life came down on us. It was also a point in…

There is a saying that goes for writers: the first book you write is going to be the easiest to write, but the hardest to publish, while your second book is going to be the hardest to write, but the easiest to publish. It is with this…

Picture the scene: a long open road spanning out into the horizon, when a bunch of motorcycles come roaring into view, along with some accompanying rock/metal music. Seems like enough incentive for a compelling narrative, right? Well, in…

Fans of Guy Ritchie and movie buffs will be happy to know that the famous director is reportedly ditching big budget franchise movies in favour of returning to his crime film roots with his latest project, Toff Guys. Interestingly…

Netflix Originals have a reputation for having unique premises, or at the very least, adapting unique source materials. However, post-apocalypse stories are a genre that has been creatively whipped to death. New Netflix Original show The…

Thirty years ago, on May 3rd 1988, rock band Queensryche released their third studio album album Operation Mindcrime, an album that would bring revolution to the genre of rock. A concept album and rock opera with some of the band’s greatest…

We all have our vices, our solutions for getting through frustrating moments of our life, whether we are in work or education. Some of us drink, others smoke, perhaps we work out to unwind after a long day. But how many of us can say…

Carrying on a legacy can be an intimidating prospect, especially when it’s your own family’s legacy. But that is exactly what Canadian athlete turned author Dacre Stoker is doing with his life. The great-grandnephew of Bram Stoker – who…

As I am writing this, the Glasgow International Comedy Festival drew to a close last month. 2018’s iteration of laughs and giggles wrapped up for the year, with many noteworthy acts – including the subject of my interview, Chris McQueer, an…