The Death of Stalin – film review
It is a very British film about a very Russian subject Continue reading The Death of Stalin – film review
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Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Really Liked but Can’t Remember Anything/Much About
Embarrassingly enough, I have quite a few of those! Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Really Liked but Can’t Remember Anything/Much About
The Post – film review
Steven Spielberg’s The Post is named as an Oscar favourite for 2018 and it is hard not to see why. A film directed by Spielberg and starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks in the main roles must necessarily attract attention. The events depicted in the film take place in The Washington Post newspaper during Nixon’s administration. Tom Hanks plays the Ben Bradlee, the executive editor and Meryl Streep … Continue reading The Post – film review
Otegha Uwagba “Little Black Book” – book review
It’s quite short – it took me about an hour or less to read it.
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Top Ten Tuesday – Ten Books I Meant to Read in 2017
I am planning to read those in 2018… we’ll see how it goes… Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday – Ten Books I Meant to Read in 2017
The Big Sick – film review
A sweet romantic comedy, which explores many of the racial and national tensions present in the US today Continue reading The Big Sick – film review
Kedi (Nine Lives – Cats in Istanbul) – film review
Kedi is a Turkish documentary film about the cats roaming the streets of Istanbul. Continue reading Kedi (Nine Lives – Cats in Istanbul) – film review
Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings -Top Ten Tuesday
Be it Christmas or any other occasion, these books are definitely on my wishlist: Continue reading Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings -Top Ten Tuesday
A Defence of Christmas Presents
Have you read any of those articles written by one of those “holier than thou” journalists telling you that Christmas shopping is destroying the planet and you should be content to give and receive only hand-knitted socks and scarves (preferably from recycled wool)? I know I have read plenty of them, and they annoy me (and if you haven’t read any of them, here’s one … Continue reading A Defence of Christmas Presents
Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton – book review
I did it! I finished reading Ron Chernow’s massive biography of Alexander Hamilton with 4 more days to spare before I go to see the musical. I’m not going to pretend this was a very easy feat for me – the first few hundred pages were quite uphill, perhaps because the stories about Hamilton’s distant relatives were not quite as interesting as the author … Continue reading Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton – book review
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