Duncan Stephen

Human-centred decisions

Tag: Kirkcaldy

  • Hey Presto

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    Sometimes, when I think about my earliest days, I remember Presto. Even as a very young child, in the very early 90s, Presto seemed like a supermarket from a bygone age.

    Flip clock on a desk

  • 5k 6–X — The next five parkruns

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    In my blog post about my first five parkruns, I told the story of how I unexpectedly beat my 5k personal best at Highbury Fields parkrun. This post outlines what happened in my next five parkruns, where I got some unexpected personal bests and lost a whole run.

    Me and Alex at Christmas Day parkrun

  • Balwearie High School opening (BBC archive)

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    This video is apparently footage from a 1964 BBC interview from the opening of my old high school, Balwearie in Kirkcaldy. It’s fascinating to see how much of it looked exactly the same when I went to school between 1998 and 2004 — and how much of it was totally different. For example, it is […]

  • Review: What Girls Are Made Of

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    I really enjoyed What Girls Are Made Of, which is on at the Traverse Theatre until 26 August. It tells the true story of Darlingheart, a band from Kirkcaldy who ended up touring with Radiohead and Blur, before their album tanked and the record industry spat them back out.

  • In — Brothomstates

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    This is the opening track from the 2001 album Claro by Brothomstates. That was a special purchase for me, because it was the first IDM album I bought. I already knew I liked this sort of music because I was exploring what I could with whatever clips of tracks I could find online. But Claro […]

  • Check out this amazing film of Kirkcaldy in 1975

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    A fascinating and honest snapshot of Kirkcaldy — good and bad — from 40 years ago.

    Kirkcaldy, 1975