Henry Hyde: Designer, Writer, Podcaster

Miscellaneous

Prostate Cancer: A Personal Journey

Last week, I was given a diagnosis of locally advanced prostate cancer. After getting over the initial shock, I decided that the best way to cope and also to share information that would encourage other men to get themselves checked, would be to make a video diary of my experience,…

Dragon Dictation for Writers on the Mac

Dragon Dictation for Writers on the Mac

With a number of life challenges demanding my time over recent months, I have singularly failed to make sufficient progress on the first draft of Wargaming Campaigns, the book I have been promising to Pen & Sword for the last… ooh… four years! (A repeat performance, indeed, of my first…

Damien Hirst in Venice: Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable Part 2

Damien Hirst in Venice: Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable Part 2

As promised, this is the follow-up to the previous gallery post about Damien Hirst’s Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable. This post features images from the second part, which is being held in the Palazzo Grassi on the Grand Canal. I want to acknowledge the lovely Joanna Penn who first…

Damien Hirst in Venice: Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable Part 1

Damien Hirst in Venice: Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable Part 1

A departure for me: a photo gallery based on an art exhibition. But what an exhibition! I confess I have never been a fan of Damien Hirst, but his monumental – and I mean that most sincerely – Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable is a truly breathtaking outing…