Fyodor Pavlovich (FP): ‘…I’d put an end to that little monastery of yours. Take all this mysticism and abolish it at once all over the Russian land, and finally bring all the fools to reason. And think how much silver,…
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More on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s writing
Tagged with: Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jordan Peterson, The Brothers Karamazov
Posted in Reading
Posted in Reading
Rocketman- Elton Hercules John!
As I alluded to in a recent post there is a plethora of music homage movies set for release in 2019, Rocketman is one such feature which centers on the musical-life of Elton John. This review does contain spoilers so…
Tagged with: bernie taupin, Elton John, Rocketman, taron egerton, your song
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Bridge of Spies (2015) – Steven Spielberg
Originally posted on Observation Blogger:
Bridge of Spies is a highly engaging political-adventure based on a true story about a highly covert Spy swap deal between the CIA and KGB during the cold war. Lawyer James Donovan played by Tom…
Posted in Uncategorized
Is Ben Shapiro’s career over for good after the BBC interview?
Something that has been trending of late on social media is Ben Shapiro’s controversial interview with BBC journalist Andrew Neil where Shapiro cut short the TV debate. The interview has sparked the question in many leftist circles: Is this the…
Tagged with: Andrew Neil, BBC, BBC Interview, ben Shapiro, IDW, Intellectual Dark Web
Posted in politics
Posted in politics
Ham on Rye – Charles Bukowski
Originally posted on Observation Blogger:
I had been wanting to read a Charles Bukowski novel after seeing the illuminating documentary, Born into this. As Goodreads describes Ham on Rye, ‘Charles Bukowski details the long, lonely years of his own hardscrabble…
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The Happy Prince – Oscar Wilde (adapted and directed by Orson Welles)
When I was a child, I used to play this record incessantly. Today, as a 45 year old man, it still brings a tear to my eye! It remains the most beautiful and heart-wrenching fable I have ever had the…
Tagged with: bing crosby, Citizen kane, orson welles, oscar wilde, the happy prince
Posted in Movies and TV, Reading, Reflections
Posted in Movies and TV, Reading, Reflections
‘The Future of War video’ and Political Grace (The art of disagreeing well)
I think anyone who uses social media needs to see this video especially right up until the end because in a sense the future of war most definitely will involve each one of us. If you haven’t got time to…
Tagged with: Crime and Punishment, Destin Sandler, future of war, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Jordan Peterson, Political Grace
Posted in politics, Reading
Posted in politics, Reading
Music homage films abound in 2019 (Beatles, Springsteen, Elton John & Bob Dylan)
After the big box-office smash hit Bohemian Rhapsody, film studios must have been wiping the dust off dozens of musical homage scripts faster than they could sing: ‘We will, we will rock you!’. Yesterday and Blinded By The Light In…
Tagged with: beatles, Blinded By the Light, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Film, IMDB, Martin Scorsese, music, Rocketman, Rolling Thunder Revue, Yesterday
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Heaven Knows What (2014)
Originally posted on Observation Blogger:
Every two weeks or so I check out the movie database Rotten Tomatoes which lists amongst other things – the latest DVD releases. The movie information of Heaven Knows What caught my eye. ‘Heavan Knows…
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20 Seconds of Insane Courage
Originally posted on Observation Blogger:
For the school social I gargled Listerine. The pain felt reassuring. I sprayed my hair with Mum’s hairspray, “Taft”. In the school hall, we shuffled to Toto’s “Africa”. Girls on the other side, giggled about stuff…
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