Archive for February, 2010

Best Of David

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Some questions I am comfortable with, not because I know the answer, but because they seem answerable, but defining my favourite David Jason piece of acting? That’s got to be one of the hardest questions out there, ever! That’s just cruel, isn’t it? Once you’ve got over the initial shock, tell the world what you think by clicking the above link.

This question brought me out in a cold sweat when I first read it; I had to watch a (more…)

Massive By Name, Massive By Nature.

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

It has been seven long years since Massive Attack released ‘100th Window’ and hearing about their new CD was very exciting news indeed. ‘Heligoland’ is the duos fifth studio album to be recorded in a career which now spans more than twenty years.

The much anticipated new album was certainly worth the wait. It is always a bit of a concern that a band with such an impressive back catalogue will come up with a big, fat turkey and (more…)

Thank goodness for Andy Murray!

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Hooray for England! Yes, we can rejoice. (Well…almost.)

Despite being one of the world’s—if not number one—most unlikely possibilities for sportsman turned chat show host, Andy Murray has won through to the second grand slam final of his career, beating one of the funniest named tennis players ever: Monaco born Marin Cilic.

Andy Murray makes me feel proud to be British and he should make you feel proud, too; ever since Tim Henman’s failing legacy—no offence Tim, we know (more…)

Back to childhood: The Twenty One Balloons

Monday, February 8th, 2010
Back to childhood: The Twenty One Balloons

The Twenty One Balloons is a fascinating work of fiction by renowned French American author and illustrator William Pene Du Bois. I’ve read the book five or six times and it always leaves me with a smile on my face, feeling several decades younger, as if I’ve been on an exhilarating, action-packed journey, free of the ties of the modern age.

Reading The Twenty One Balloons offers a delightful kind of escapism rarely found in fiction both accessible to children (more…)