Meet the NeB Team
Noir et Blanc would never have become the glorious black and white beast it is today without the love and hard work of a lot of talented people. We’d like you to meet some of them…
Steve
As the Head Honcho, this man’s job is to con unsuspecting people out of their spare time. He’s also the fool who started all of this NeB nonsense, so if you’re feeling at all inspired or invigorated by any of this black and white tomfoolery, it’s mostly his fault. He’s also a bit of a dab hand with a camera. He likes life, pens and the smell of old-fashioned clichés. He claims that his favourite place to be is in Daniel’s arms (Daniel has since issued a Restraining Order). His favourite biscuit is “Anything with weevils”.
Karl
Also known as The Kaptain, Karl was shipped over from Wales to take charge of all things Graphic Design. He turned out to be pretty good, so we’ve decided to keep him as a pet (if you like what you see, talent scouts – get lost, he’s ours). He’s quite good at drumming and drawing cartoons when he should be paying attention in meetings. He’ll tell anyone who’ll listen that he discovered plums and that the Meaning of Life is scrawled on the back of a train ticket somewhere. He likes Cadbury’s Shortbread.
Daniel
Our youngest team member is in charge of writing annoyingly upbeat features (like this). He’s also responsible for nay-saying and posh understatements. Even though he once watched a newborn giraffe take its first wobbly steps, just seconds after literally falling out of its mother, Daniel thinks that the NeBula is the most inspiring thing he’s ever seen. “Reaching for your dreams is important”, he says, “They’re always a lot closer than you think”. His favourite Beatle is Elvis and he likes a Jammy Dodger now and then.
Tom
“Noir et Blanc should never, ever take itself too seriously.” Fine words, Thomas, fine words indeed, which is exactly why he’s on the NeB Air team (he also has an amusing regional accent). In the week he spends his time shouting at students and obsessively organising his CD collection. He’s passionate about pretty much everything, apparently, although football and politics are pretty high up the list. He wouldn’t tell us a secret, but he did allude to Karl having a third nipple. Like Daniel, he’ll have a Jammy Dodger with his tea.
Andrew
This clever, clever man is our Senior Associate Poetry Editor-in-Chief (basically he’s in charge of poems). When he’s not sifting through odes, sonnets, limericks and ballads for us, he’s writing some of his own. For some reason, he told us that he once managed to throw a boomerang at his own head. He’s pretty sure that George is his favourite Beatle, (although John is close on his heels) and he likes the smell of cinnamon toast. When he’s taking a tea-break from poetry and playing the mandolin, he might enjoy a Dark Chocolate Digestive.
Jonathan
When we decided that we wanted an ultra-cool website, we quickly realised we didn’t have a clue how to make one. So we kidnapped Jonathan, who did have a clue, and didn’t let him eat until he’d delivered the goods. Luckily for us, he loves everything black and white, so he wasn’t too upset. He used to do Michael Jackson impressions (in a good way) and he quite likes the smell of damp woodland. He didn’t understand one of our questions and listed his favourite Beatle as the Scarab. He’s got a soft spot for Rich Teas.
