3D films Once heralded as the future of cinema, 3D films have gone from an integral part of the movie industry to being largely forgotten about. What happened?

Wrote the second post on my new Substack (The Rise and Fall). This time it's about 3D films: why did they suddenly get so popular, and what happened to them?

If you could read, like, subscribe, share etc. then it'd mean the world!

HEADLINER REVEAL 🎤🫳🏿
Surprise! We're dropping our first Sheffield festival headliners before the full line-up this year.
First up is...
🔥Fuse ODG, the MOBO Award-winning Ghanaian-English singer, songwriter and rapper you’ll know from megahits Antenna and Dangerous Love.

The Finnish word for an auction, huutokauppa, means “shout market” (or “shouting shop”)

* read on for more of my favourite Finnish words (a thread in honour of today being Day of the Finnish Language)…

ICYMI (and I know you did), published the first post on my brand new Substack the other day. Give it a read if you please: risefall.substack.com/p/pub-jukebo...

An image of the front of the Crucible Theatre with overlaid text that says: BREAKING NEWS, THE WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP TO STAY AT THE CRUCIBLE THEATRE UNTIL AT LEAST 2045.

📰 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗦𝗡𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘!

#WeLoveSnooker

Pub jukeboxes Jukeboxes used to be part of a pub’s furniture; as crucial to the pub experience as pickled eggs or pork scratchings. But they have become a rare sight in our drinking establishments. What happened?

Just published my first ever Substack on the rise and fall of pub jukeboxes - please be nice and please give it a share if it's to your flavour!

Sheffield has a new piece of football sculpture in the city centre, marking the only time in history when an FA Cup fixture was decided on the toss of a coin. ‘Heads or Tails’ was created by sculptor David Westby for the charity sheffieldhomeoffootball.org

The Rise and Fall | Nick Harland | Substack Tracking the rise and the fall of cultural moments, trends and traditions. Click to read The Rise and Fall, by Nick Harland, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.

I've done the unthinkable and started a Substack.

It's called The Rise and Fall and - as you may guess - it's about the rise and fall of cultural moments, trends and traditions.

First post coming next week, so please do subscribe before then.

risefall.substack.com

The opening run of shows is poor and I somehow doubt a millionaire businessman wants to rent out free artist studios out of the goodness of his heart. None of this also changes the fact that the venue is now part of a national chain with the profits trickling down to London instead of Sheffield.

'I have to commute to the UK from France every week just to be there for my family' Rolando Mercado has been trapped in this 1,500-mile, bi-weekly arrangement since his family visa application was rejected

Exclusive: 'I have to commute to the UK from France every week just to be there for my family'

I spoke to Rolando Mercado about being trapped in a 1500-mile, bi-weekly arrangement to see his family in Manchester after his visa application was rejected in 2024.

uk.news.yahoo.com/home-office-...

Hoping the Leadmill finds a new home in Sheffield

Ditching the uni dream - QS Insights Magazine 38 For the first time, the proportion of British young people opting to study at university dropped. Do they still see value in a degree?

I wrote about whether more young Brits will turn away from university given the spiralling costs, student loan arrangements and graduate unemployment. For QS Insights Mag.

Thanks to @nickhillmanuk.bsky.social from @hepi-news.bsky.social, Dave and Michael for contributing.

The future of greyhound racing is murky. Can it survive? A night at the dogs — With roots in ancient civilisations, the sport has traditionally been a pastime of Britain’s working classes. But falling betting…

The future of greyhound racing is murky. Can it survive?

www.huckmag.com/article/futu...

thanks to @isaacmuk.bsky.social for commissioning and then whipping the article into shape!

The future of greyhound racing is murky. Can it survive? A night at the dogs — With roots in ancient civilisations, the sport has traditionally been a pastime of Britain’s working classes. But falling betting…

I had a night at the dogs and wrote about it for @huckmag.com.

‘It’s ridiculous’: publicans bemused by rise of single-file queues to get served Bar owners say they struggle to dissuade people from forming a line as behavioural experts point to post-pandemic ‘new norms’

One of the realy interesting post-pandemic trends are 'people doing a thing that they clearly can't possibly be enjoying and ignoring everyone else urging them not to'.

Just feels like a totally unconnected set of matches every week with absolutely no jeopardy in any of them. And a league table that I just can't take seriously

Tour de France Femmes is coming to Sheffield 2027 - 31st July Stage 2 finish #TourDeFranceFemmes
#TheOutdoorCity
#TDFF

My review of my review: it's not as shit as I was expecting, but it's still quite shit. To be honest though, sometimes it's nice to read back some of your old stuff just to see how far you've come along. I like to think I am a little better than quite shit nowadays (but not that much).

I was digging through my files the other day and stumbled across this - which is (I think) the first writing of mine that ever appeared in print!

It was in July 2011 for The Tramlines Times; a newspaper that used to be given away every day of Sheffield's @tramlinesfestival.bsky.social.

This crowdfunder to start rebuilding Britain's social club movement is tantalisingly close to its target - please support!

I've decoded these two headlines, and I think what they were trying to say is: 'we have absolutely no idea what's going to happen in the budget'

An image of an instant noodle advent calendar in a supermarket

Because nothing says Christmas like an instant noodle advent calendar.

‘A fine line between old and new’: the tricky reinvention of the working men’s club ‘At the Mildmay, a Guinness is £4.40’

My article: www.timeout.com/uk/nightlife...

Last year I wrote a piece for Time Out about how working men's clubs are reinventing themselves for the 21st century, and I saw how they're bringing back a sense of community to their local areas.

So it's exciting to see a crowdfunder has been launched to ensure their survival. Please support!

very well deserved!!

Happy birthday, football!

'I'm an unpaid carer. I'll be living on £15 a month when I get my state pension' Chantal Chaervey told Yahoo UK that the carer's benefit must be kept for the 1.2 million carers who continue their unpaid role after claiming their pension.

I was so moved by Chantal. She's whip-smart, driven and deeply compassionate. She's been an unpaid carer for her son Harry, for the last 22 years.

Once Chantal claims her pension, she won't receive carer's allowance any more. She'll have just £15 a month to live on
uk.news.yahoo.com/carers-allow...

One of Sheffield's best-loved venues has had its future secured, as part of plans to create a "National Trust for music" The Music Venue Trust are looking to raise £1.5 million from fans to acquire the freehold on grassroots culture spaces in Leeds, Newcastle and South Yorkshire.

The future of one of Sheffield’s most celebrated arts venues looks set to be secure for the long-term with the announcement that its city centre site will be acquired by @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social for the benefit of the city.

✍️ @sammgreg.bsky.social

#GutLevel #MusicVenues #Dance #Clubbing

There's so much wrong with single file queuing at bars, but I think the worst might be that it's way less efficient. A single file queue takes far longer to clear than the traditional ruck.

Also, bars were literally built with the ruck queuing system in mind. To go against it is fucking insane.