Feb
10
MASKS & CONTROVERSY
"The world can be a cruel place, but within the confines of my mask, I found a sanctuary of
5 min read
Digital Renegade
Feb
03
ELMO JUST CAN'T
As a barometer of where humanity is at in these dystopian 21st century days, Elmo (from Sesame Street) sent out
2 min read
Feb
01
THE POWER OF GHOSTS
Circumnavigating my way around a review of 'All Of Us Strangers' (2024) without revealing any spoilers for those
5 min read
Jan
30
BODHI
In Kathryn Bigelow's 'Point Break' (1991), Patrick Swayze plays Bodhi (short for Bodhisattva) in which he
2 min read
Jan
26
FRIDAY
Trumping the imminent threat of World War 3 has been the departure of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp this morning, leaving
2 min read
Jan
20
SIMILITUDE
Hear how the wind begins to whisper
See how the leaves go streaming by
Smell how the velvet rain is
2 min read
Jan
15
THE DARK GATSBY
"You're meeting somebody who is unholy. He was a beckoning into a world that didn't
3 min read
Jan
15
CHURCHILL'S PERFUME
I don't often write about perfume (in fact I never have) but a recent introduction to a certain
1 min read
Jan
14
HOW WOULD LUBITSCH DO IT?
In Billy Wilder's office in Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles once hung the beautifully calligraphed sign inscribed with the
2 min read
Jan
13
MOON & BIRDBOOT
We had the two loudest voices in the school. No doubt we'd have made the worst spies, blowing
3 min read