Conclusion to a critique. Where Were We? No need to recap, it’s all there back in Part 1 – where some of the top guns in journalism assured everyone this is a time of optimism. A good argument they offer is how much information we can now access quickly and, usually, for free. True, but like a […]
Some in the journalism industry believe we are experiencing a golden age. An admirable attempt to be positive and different, but it’s an argument that I cannot accept. The spread of despair is not the agenda here – only a realistic assessment of the state we’re in. The Happy Few So, who are the jolly […]
The second in a series of album reviews. The focus will be on new releases or classic albums that I still listen to and enjoy today. My taste in music covers all genres and time periods, but few albums can last the ravages of time and retain their potency and magic. Review Number: 2Review Date: […]
The acidic observations of America’s wittiest woman of the 20th century are demonstrated in the caustic collection of quotes below. Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) excelled within many forms of the written word – stories, poems, satire, screenwriting and criticism. She overcame an unhappy childhood in New York to seeing her work in Vogue, Vanity Fair, The […]
Images of Holland Park, the Royal Albert Hall and the Albert Memorial in London. May 2013. “Holland Park has 22.5 hectares of gardens and contained within is the Kyoto Garden; a Japanese garden donated by the Chamber of Commerce of Kyoto in 1991. “It is spread across what used to be the grounds of Cope […]
This is the second in a series of film reviews. The magic of the silver screen has always had a strong allure – from classics of the 1920s to the most recent indie flick. I will usually watch any film once to give it a chance, but a truly great movie needs the perfect synthesis […]
Images of Westminster Abbey in London. November 2012. “Westminster Abbey is steeped in more than a thousand years of history. Benedictine monks first came to this site in the middle of the tenth century, establishing a tradition of daily worship which continues to this day. “The Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 and […]
This is the first in a series of music reviews. The focus will be on new releases or classic albums that I still listen to and enjoy today. My taste in music covers all genres and time periods, but few albums can last the ravages of time and retain their potency and magic. Review Number: […]
This is the first in a series of film reviews. The magic of the silver screen has always had a strong allure – from classics of the 1920s to the most recent indie flick. I will usually watch any film once to give it a chance, but a truly great movie needs the perfect synthesis […]
A selection of quotes from The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce (1842–c. 1913). These are witty and cynical observations on human nature that generally stand the test of time well. After the American Civil War Bierce taught himself journalism and got work in San Francisco where his linguistic skills and barbs earned him some measure […]