Jul
17
ONE SUPERMAN AND HIS DOG
Watching the latest Superman movie with a friend last night, I found it fascinating how thinly disguised the story’s
3 min read
Digital Renegade
Jul
16
WAY DOWN IN THE HOLE
Over the past 30 years, I believe The Wire, The Shield, and Breaking Bad to be the three benchmark American
4 min read
Jul
15
THE SLAP
The more I think about the modern history of the West, the more I believe it should be divided into
2 min read
Jul
15
PHOTOBOMBER
In George Orwell's 1984, there's a significant moment when Winston Smith realises that history is being
3 min read
Jul
15
THE TEASING RAIN
Lately, in the parched South West of England—where the grass resembles those little brown sprouts that grow from decomposing
1 min read
Jul
12
COOL TRACKS ICE CREAM VAN
In hot weather, my musical selections get increasingly random so I thought I’d share a few tracks that have
6 min read
Jul
11
ROTTEN SPLENDOUR
If there are three more insufferable 'men' than King Charles, Emmanuel Macron, and Keir Starmer, I’d be
2 min read
Jul
10
A DREAM OF SUMMER
There’s little to recommend Sydney Pollack’s 1995 remake of Billy Wilder’s sparkling 1954 comedy Sabrina—starring Julia
1 min read
Jul
10
SKYLARK
It's hot again. Do the Right Thing hot. Outside of boycotting Sal's Pizzeria, I can think
1 min read
Jul
09
PITT STOP
Forgive the cheesy title for this review, but it was either that or Making Hay While Sonny Shines. You see,
1 min read