“Why do we value great tragedy in our entertainment?” This is the opening line from the Passion Of the Nerd video blog, detailing the nuances of both Buffy and Angel, and why is it we love to cry at the things that cause us pain, solely in the name of entertainment and doing things other… Read More When it comes to ‘Loved & Lost’, which is the more important?
I was over at my parent’s house some days ago. Their garden, a suntrap that was my playground when I was small is still as appealing now as it was back in the eighties. This heatwave, uncommon but not rare, gives the British an instant talking point, these days usually tired exasperating moans at the… Read More The Terrible Weight of Being Good
2015 is my year when it comes to the Chinese calendar. I am a sheep. Or a goat, depending what calendar you have. Baa! An animal described by many as “gentle mild-mannered, shy, stable, sympathetic, amicable, and brimming with a strong sense of kindheartedness and justice”. And that’s just one quote, there are dozens online… Read More Polo
Warning This post contains opinions of a sensitive nature, focusing specifically upon the Holocaust. While I am in no way disputing the events as history sees them I recognise that talking irreverently about such a subject can create controversy and cause upset. This is in no way my intention, and I apologise if my following… Read More Certain things make time feel like elastic
Well, this is a nice 2015. What’s been going on in Paris; the massacre, reaction to the massacre, reaction to the reaction to the massacre is global news gold with the likes of FOX, Sky News and the AP all showing reports, opinions, and articles condemning the murderers and their rationale behind it. But at… Read More World Peace?
Aka “The screams of the children keep me awake at night*”. I was tempted to use the quote as this entry’s title, but it’s just too macabre. Exposition about its origins further on. I work in healthcare, which is currently struggling due to a combination of national cuts and the gremlins that exist in any… Read More Heal the World?
Vida's Crucible 