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A diatribe, also known less formally as rant, is a lengthy oration, though often reduced to writing, made in criticism of someone or something, often employing humor, sarcasm, and appeals to emotion.

Blog Posts

I Want My Web Back
capitalism rant technology web  
30 Jul 2026, 10:30 a.m.
Let's ban social media for adults
censorship rant social media technology  
16 Feb 2026, 11:30 p.m.
Tom and Jerry
link news rant tom and jerry  
9 Oct 2014, 1:04 p.m.
Achievement and Appreciation
insight rant  
28 Jul 2014, midnight
Fighting Fire with Water
geek law rant  
15 Jul 2014, 12:02 a.m.
Charity Gigs
insight life music rant  
8 Jul 2013, 3:02 p.m.
The Echo Does It Again
insight news rant  
15 Feb 2013, 8:01 a.m.
Previously on Madhouse Beyond
rant television  
7 Feb 2013, 1:03 p.m.
Southampton Fucking Train Station
life rant  
22 Jan 2013, 11:01 p.m.
Dependencies
geek insight rant  
2 Jan 2013, 2 p.m.
On being the bad guy
life rant  
2 Dec 2012, 4:05 p.m.
In which I defend the BBC
bbc news rant  
12 Nov 2012, 5:01 p.m.
Sexually implicit
life rant  
4 Oct 2012, 5:01 p.m.
A geeky rant that non-geeks really should read
geek insight link news rant  
21 Aug 2012, 3:05 p.m.
The Unknown Known
facebook geek insight rant  
15 Aug 2012, 4:05 p.m.
CD Stickers
music rant  
2 Aug 2012, 4:03 p.m.
What I meant by Proper Coffee
coffee insight rant  
23 Jul 2012, 7:04 p.m.
In which I do give a damn about inaccurate metadata
geek rant  
9 Jul 2012, 12:01 a.m.
Trolls
geek news rant  
13 Jun 2012, 2:04 p.m.
The Madhouse Beyond Sports Day
life rant  
8 Jun 2012, 4:05 p.m.
On photography
life rant  
14 Apr 2012, 4:01 p.m.
The Flag
life rant  
15 Mar 2012, 5:02 p.m.
Aaaaaaaghecho!
link news rant  
20 Feb 2012, 10:03 p.m.
Google are evil, but everyone else is OK
apple geek insight news rant  
17 Feb 2012, 11:03 a.m.
Heir Hunters
link news rant television  
8 Feb 2012, 11:05 a.m.
Lies, damn lies
insight link news rant  
4 Jan 2012, 10:01 a.m.
Shakespeare and Language
movies rant television  
23 Dec 2011, 1 p.m.
Shops
life rant  
15 Dec 2011, 4:05 p.m.
Faking it on TV
link news rant television  
13 Dec 2011, 12:05 p.m.
Proof (if any were needed) that greetings cards aren't worth the paper on which they're printed
life rant  
7 Dec 2011, 11:01 a.m.
The Echo - reporting the news before it happens
link news rant  
25 Nov 2011, 10:01 a.m.
I'm never happy
life picture rant transformers  
3 Nov 2011, 3:05 p.m.
As it's ranting season on Facebook
geek rant  
24 Sep 2011, 3:01 p.m.
Why I don't shop in Boots
insight link rant  
22 Sep 2011, 2 p.m.
Science
insight life rant  
1 Sep 2011, 12:04 p.m.
On Jordan
rant  
29 Jun 2011, midnight
Supermarket Bigotry
life rant  
8 Jun 2011, 12:05 p.m.
We Won't Rock You
life music rant  
14 May 2011, 10:01 a.m.
Life Imitating Art
link news rant  
11 May 2011, 8:05 a.m.
Open Letter to the NoToAV Campaign
rant  
4 May 2011, 6:01 p.m.
Blaming the Victim
geek insight rant sony  
27 Apr 2011, 3:05 p.m.
Hotels and technology
life rant  
15 Apr 2011, 12:01 a.m.
Declining standards
news rant  
30 Mar 2011, 3 p.m.
It's all about the pixels
geek rant  
24 Mar 2011, 12:04 p.m.
That word again
link news rant  
10 Mar 2011, 3:05 p.m.
Gibberish
insight link rant  
21 Feb 2011, 1:01 p.m.
Open letter to landlords who book bands
insight life music rant  
6 Feb 2011, 1:01 a.m.
Getting political for a sec
opinion rant  
31 Jan 2011, 1:01 p.m.
ITV's short on talent
rant wtf  
27 Jan 2011, 12:03 p.m.
What's for breakfast
life rant  
14 Jan 2011, 8:02 a.m.
Salesmen
insight life rant  
15 Dec 2010, 3 p.m.
That band that has the same name as a band I quite like
idiot link music news rant  
25 Nov 2010, 9:05 a.m.
I've always been ahead of the trends
rant  
23 Nov 2010, 12:01 a.m.