The Cabinet of Doktor Appletaker

19/12/2021

Christmas in a bottle (boxing day cancelled)

19/12/2021

Check it out

From ambient bliss and Swedish pop zingers to Americana’s best-kept secret, the Observer’s critics pick some of this year’s releases that deserve a wider audience

26/04/2017

WARNING: dreams made into reality merely spread more dreams

14/04/2017

Nothing gets a long weekend off to a jolly good start like a spot of punch. Just a small urn, you understand. Anything larger plays havoc with the singing voice for Easter mass

15/02/2017

Tally-Ho!

YouTuber CAPTAINQUINN and his son built a hilariously loud trombone rifle back in October 2015 that blasts out a deafening toot when fired. CAPTAINQUINN’s boy put the rifle through its paces …

18/10/2016

These will look rather fine on the tables of The Cabinet, me thinks

19/09/2016

Now this might be worth a penny-ticket for a cheap seat...

In theaters November 2016! http://www.FantasticBeasts.com https://www.facebook.com/fantasticbeastsmovie

29/06/2016

In case anyone was interested - cane fighting is with one hand, baton fighting uses both hands....

And now that that old chestnut's hash has been settled we can move on to more important topics - like whether one pours the milk first or the tea first into the cup?

08/05/2016

Why bother with the question of which is mightier: the pistol or the sword? Have both!

05/04/2016

Some alternative Alternative History books for the filling of that elegant mahogany bookshelf in your front parlour...

Tired of alternate history books where the Axis won World War II, or the South won the Civil War? Luckily for you, there are a ton of allohistories that pick more obscure and interesting points of divergence. Here are 15 alt-history books (or series) that break the mold. 10 Worst Mistakes That Autho…