Robinson Reckons
Alfie Robinson"The “Middle of Lidl” of Substacks" —Neil Scott. A miscellaneous thought dustbin which orbits around lofty notions of culture and history. It collides with your inbox every Tuesday. Bonus posts every other Friday for paid subscribers.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 197 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Stop Doing References
The other day, the subject of job references came up among my colleagues. One of my colleagues, Jennifer Griffiths, put the problem with references in brutal but clear terms that have been ringing in my head ever since:
“They’re asking you...
Interview with Alfie Robinson, Astrophysicist
The internet takes us to unexpected places, and acquaints us with unexpected people. A few years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Neil Scott through Substack and a mutual friend, and we had a walk through Glasgow, and made it a little col...
L’Aquila: Profile of a City
The first things you learn about L’Aquila is that it’s in the middle of mountains in the middle of Italy, and that it suffered a horrendous earthquake in 2009. L’Aquila is the capital of Abruzzo, one of Italy’s less-visited regions (though...
The Odyssey, by Christopher Nolan (2026)
[Spoilers, obviously: even if you’re very familiar with the original narrative there are a bunch of choices in the film which will be watered down by what I’m going to say, if you care about that kind of thing.]
A dubious gift. Photo by Ph...
"Let the Tool Do the Work!"
There once was a time when I had to be taught how to slice bread. The serrated knife that we use in the west to cut bread doesn’t work like other knives, and I distinctly remember the task seeming impossible. What would generally happen is...
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Alfie Robinson is a historian and writer. His eclectic Substack, Robinson Reckons, explores arts and culture and publishes every Tuesday.
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