Irregular Indeterminate Insights

My irregular, intermittent & indeterminate insights on the world... What more could you want?

By Barney Pau

· Launched 3 years ago

Limelight: Fig, The Camp Fruit

From the Original Sin to Ancient Greek God Dionysus' sex life; the fig is Campiness incarnate...

Jun 18 • Barney Pau

Limelight: Japanese Knotweed, The ASBO Weed

In this episode of Limelight, we’re exploring Japanese knotweed, the delicious weed that could land you with two years in jail…

Jun 4 • Barney Pau

Limelight: Forced Rhubarb, A Cure for Gonnorrhea? I’m good…

From its first introduction via the Silk Road, this vegetable took Europe by storm, costing more than opium, and even meriting its own trainline.

Apr 6 • Barney Pau

Limelight: Radicchio Tardivo, From Salvation Food to Luxury Leaf

In this rags-to-riches tale, the bitter leaf which once helped weather the hunger gap has now become a luxury, sought after by chefs and foodies alike.

Mar 18 • Barney Pau

Limelight: The Sordid Story of the Sicilian Lemon

From the Moors to the mafia, find out the bittersweet history of this deliciously sour Sicilian fruit, and the journey that brought it to Italy from…

Mar 2 • Barney Pau

What is ‘Queer Food’?

The queer craft of community building.

Aug 29, 2025 • Barney Pau

Phantoms and Fruits

Do the ruins crumble into the woods, or the woods grow from the ruins? An introspection on a lost agricultural landscape, and the natural one which…

Aug 19, 2025 • Barney Pau

Finding the Liminal

Originally published in Unknown Quantities Journal, issue 12.

Dec 17, 2024 • Barney Pau