If I gave you one grain of sand—and then another, I think we’d both agree that I haven’t given you a heap. If I added one more, then still; no heap. Even if I had given you a small pile of sand, it would be fair to say that just one grain of sand will […]

  A useful article on “fake news” and the Coronavirus:  https://bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51646309

We briefly discussed the ideas of Nassim Nicholas Taleb today in conference, and I started to wonder: who among the world leaders, both present and future, is in the best position to navigate these murky economic seas and get us all out in one piece? I personally have no deep affection for David Cameron, but […]

I am old enough to remember John Sergeant as a formidable political editor who knew his subject intimately and shared his wisdom generously. Nick Hopkins of the Guardian thinks he will be remembered for performances only slightly less agile than his microphone handling on the day Lady Thatcher failed to win the first round of the 1990 Conservative […]

On 20 June Radio 4’s The Media Show will broadcast a special edition live from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House. They have  subtitled the event “Revolutions” because they are looking at the revolution that is taking place in how the news is reported. Media Show editor Richard Hooper hopes this will be of interest […]

Kat was complaining (again!) because the blogs are a bit slow this week. I thought I’d be a doll and punch this out… Hopefully I’ll get so engrossed in it that I’ll forget just how frozen my feet are and how much the mold on my wall is spreading in this adorable student housing. (Insert […]

When I woke up this morning, I’ll admit that who won the presidency did not immediately spring to mind. It was more “shit, my fish is dead.” Thankfully George wasn’t actually dead, he just wasn’t moving at the moment in time… Sleepy-eyed I turned on my mac and then somehow managed to load up the […]

To determine this, we must first look and understand that both Ledger and Phoenix are playing the character of the Joker at two very different times in his life. Phoenix plays the character of Arthur Fleck and shows how that character spiralled into madness and became the Joker. Whereas Ledger plays as he says ‘an […]

This picture made me smile.

Through the entertainment news/review website I run (highscorereviews.com) I’ve been given media passes for the world premiere of Spy in Leicester Square tomorrow evening.  It’s access for two people to the red carpet pens to interview the cast (Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Jason Statham, among others) and crew, film the event, etc.  You also get […]

4000.jpg A fascinating read on the Guardian Website.  As Global Warming morphs into the Climate Emergency, a discussion on the images and tone used to report the crisis. Do pictures of melting sea ice and fluffy polar bears present an impending global catastrophe and if not, what should the picture desk use instead? How should […]

Like 23 million other people I was extremely touched when a video emerged online of a social experiment in which young Italian boys refused to slap a girl when asked to do so. As one of the boys put it: “Girls should never be hit, not even with flowers.”As heartwarming as this video is, it […]

Doing groceries is always a distinct experience from country to country and their differences are the main (if not the only) aspect I will notice. When I moved to the UK, I was expecting British supermarket to have a better eco-friendly approach, especially after following some British sustainability influencers on social media. I thought initiatives, […]

Things are not going quite as Luiz Felipe Scolari had planned when he took up the Chelsea manager’s job in June. After a blistering start to the campaign that saw his side bang in the goals and lap up the plaudits, matters have taken a turn for the worse. Chelsea have only won four of […]

  Did the creation of the synthesizer destroy the heart and soul of music in the past and music today? By observing its history, I attempt to find out. (If you don’t like reading monumental feature pieces over 1,000 words, look away now). Genesis, Stevie Wonder, Timbaland and Wamdue Project all embrace different musical genres, […]

The National Health Service (NHS) was founded by Labour in 1948, in order to instill a free, national and dependable healthcare service to all members of the state. Now, 60 years later, almost none of the aforementioned applies to the current system. This week, in the latest of recent health horrors, the Healthcare Commission’s annual report […]