Much of the UK doesn’t have a day like Burns Night – not a saint’s day, a religious festival, just a fun, secular celebration of a peaceful cultural icon.
Month: January 2016
Bowie, Bono and musical politics are my kind of bullshit
The link between ‘dry’ policy and entertainment – music – is alive and well. Bowie knew it and exercised it throughout the ’80s, but the Oscars show that we still have a lot to learn from it.
Bowie Tribute – ‘Twilight Phenomena’ (Revisited Creative Writing)
Bowie has returned to whatever planet he came from. I mentioned Bowie last year in my review of The Martian, but searching for another idea for a tribute led me to this short story called ‘Twilight Phenomena‘. Like my last creative piece on this blog (a tribute to the Paris Bataclan victims) , it is a… Continue reading Bowie Tribute – ‘Twilight Phenomena’ (Revisited Creative Writing)
The Emotion Awakens: The Best Non-Human Film Characters
Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens is excellent. You don’t need me to tell you that – millions of rave reviews already exist for one of history’s most successful films. What you do need to know is why it was good, and not for the more conventional reasons. Yes, Harrison Ford / Han Solo was great;… Continue reading The Emotion Awakens: The Best Non-Human Film Characters
Two Sides to every Złoty: Exploring Poland’s dark side
Poland can overcome its demons – even those tied to its own success, those on the other side of the same zloty.