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1964: Will TV Ruin Life on Shetland?

1964: Will TV Ruin Life on Shetland?

A 9 minute long BBC documentary, originally broadcast 15 April, 1964.

Cathal O'Shannon reports from the shores of Shetland, where television has arrived for the first time. How will this impact traditional life on the islands...

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Beaches, baby, book

Beaches, baby, book

Just sharing a quick life update for my wonderful Patreon supporters.

A couple of months ago, my wife and I became parents for the second time. The labour happened very suddenly one night, and we were back home for breakfast the next morning...

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Big fat life/work update

Hi Patreon supporters,

It's time to give you an update as to what I've been working on!

Rolling a whole bunch of miscellaneous news into this big post, broken up under the headings below:

Parenting / life update

As you pr...

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Behold: my 4 new comic books!

Behold: my 4 new comic books!

Hi Patreon supporters,

You might have seen this info through my regular email list, but I thought I'd post to Patreon regardless.

I have just released printed versions of Energy Slaves, Peak Oil View Post

I am now supporting Annual memberships in Patreon


Hi supporters,

A quick note to let you know about a new option that I am offering to my Patreon page.

You can now choose to pay f...

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Life update

Hi everyone,

I'll get it out of the way: my big news is that I am now a first-time dad!

Actually, my wife and I welcomed t...

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Announcement: Stuart McMillen signs publishing contract with Scribe for debut book

Announcement: Stuart McMillen signs publishing contract with Scribe for debut book

Today I am proudly announcing that I have signed a contract with Scribe Publications for my debut graphic novel <...

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My submission to Australia's National Cultural Policy consultation

Hi everyone,

I spent the bulk of this afternoon writing a submission to Australia's new National Cultural Policy.

Australia has effectively had no national arts/cultural policy since the last days of the Keating prime...

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Update: Rat Park in college textbook

Hi everyone,

A short update about a few things that have been happening here.

Rat Park in college English textbook

My comic Rat Park is being included as a reading in a new textbook aimed at U.S. college stude...

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New comic: The Town Without Television, Part 2

New comic: The Town Without Television, Part 2

Some good news: I have just published The Town Without Television, Part 2!

Here is the blurb and link to the comic on my website:

2021-08-30 22:04:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Sneak peek: artwork from Town Without Television, Part 2. Full comic coming next week!

Sneak peek: artwork from Town Without Television, Part 2. Full comic coming next week!

Hi everyone,

It took me a little longer to wrap up Part 2 of The Town Without Television than I expected. Part of the reason is that it is the longest comic that I have yet published, with 144 pages View Post

Top book recommendations: books I read 2019-21

Top book recommendations: books I read 2019-21

As with past years, I am using this as an opportunity to declare my favourite books that I read during the past two years. Here’s my Top 5 countdown of the best books that I during the period 2019-2021:

#5: Working Class Boy (201...

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Quick look at my latest crowdfunding postcards

Quick look at my latest crowdfunding postcards

I have now mailed all of my postcards to my Patreon supporters who are on the 'postcard' reward tier. Australian supporters have probably got their cards in the mail already. Non-Australians will probably get their cards next week...

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A look at me planning The Town Without Television, Part 3

A look at me planning The Town Without Television, Part 3

A video from my living room. A look at my work-in-progress on Town Without Television, Part 3.

I had gotten to the point where I had too many ideas to keep track of, and needed to physically move around sentences on...

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The Tannis MacBeth Memorial Fund: funding The Town Without Television

The Tannis MacBeth Memorial Fund: funding The Town Without Television

Hi again Patreon supporters!

I just wanted to tell you about an unexpected series of events that occurred in the past two weeks. Here is a brief timeline:

Tannis MacBeth, the scientist behind the Notel experiment,...

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Vale Tannis MacBeth, 1942-2021

I am saddened to learn about the passing of Professor Tannis MacBeth, who died on Tuesday 15 June 2021.

As you know, I am covering her work throug...

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New comic: The Town Without Television, Part 1: Notel

New comic: The Town Without Television, Part 1: Notel

As promised in last month's post, I have just published Part 1 of my Notel project, which I have renamed as The Tow...

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What to expect from me in 2021? Video update about Notel and Basic Income Comics

What to expect from me in 2021? Video update about Notel and Basic Income Comics

Hi everyone,

It is Thursday afternoon here in Australia, and I'm about to go away for a four day family Easter holiday.

I just wanted to share a short 6-minute video that I just got back from my video editor. It is about what I've bee...

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More work-in-progress illustrations from Basic Income Comics

More work-in-progress illustrations from Basic Income Comics

Hi everyone,

As mentioned last month, I am in the middle of a project titled Basic Income Comics, which will be profiling experimentation into universal basic income. The first major study that I will cover...

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Work in progress: Basic Income Comics

2020-09-28 06:17:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Sales tax changes / upcoming comics

Hi Patreon supporters,

Just messaging you to cover a handful of things.

Sales tax information

From July 1, Patreon will begin charging sales tax on certain pledges that supporters make to creators via its platf...

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Thanks for your continued support during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hi supporters,

I just wanted to write a short note to thank you for supporting my work during this current coronavirus pandemic.

So far, I haven't had a single Patreon supporter cancel their pledge since the WHO declared COVID-19 to ...

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New comic: "Doing It All Alone"

New comic: "Doing It All Alone"

I've just released a new comic to my website:

Doing It All Alone
Many successful people view other members of society as irrelevant to their own personal fortune. Those who "did it all them...

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Another preview of new 'Notel' artwork

Another preview of new 'Notel' artwork

Happy new year everyone.

Just a quick update to remind you what your patronage is supporting at the moment.

I'm still in the process of stockpiling artwork of the sequel to my Notel comic, about the effect of television on c...

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Update on my 'Notel' comic: the town without television

Hi Patreon supporters, 

It's been a couple of months between posts, so I thought I'd update you on what I have been working on lately. 

Notel comic
In short, I have been completin...

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Greeting cards + art prints available!

Greeting cards + art prints available!

Hi Patreon supporters,

Last weekend I participated in an Open Day event here at my Canberra art centre. 13 of us artists opened our doors to allow members of the public to see i...

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New comic: What the Dumbwaiter Hides

New comic: What the Dumbwaiter Hides

Today I am releasing my new comic What the Dumbwaiter Hides:

 What the Dumbwaiter Hides
Tho...

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12 things you didn't know about me

12 things you didn't know about me

New blog post: Did you know I've been cartooning full-time since 2011? That I love Led Zeppelin? This is a list of 12 things you probably didn't know about me.

I wrote this piece for another publication, so decided to share it here also....

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Podcast interview about Buckminster Fuller [62 min]

Podcast interview about Buckminster Fuller [62 min]

I was interviewed by podcast Utopian Horizons about the life and work of Buckminster Fuller, who I profiled in my ...

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Top book recommendations: books I read 2017-19

Top book recommendations: books I read 2017-19

  

Top book recommendations

As with past years, I am using this as an opportunity to declare my favourite books that I ...

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