I love the underdog in a story; I find it more satisfying when the hero is someone who isn’t expected to be able to win. Okay, you suspect that Frodo will actually finally defeat Sauron (and that Luke will destroy Darth Vader, and Harry will triumph over Voldemort) because you like a satisfying ending, but their stories are presented in […]
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Here’s the Trump/Clinton debate from Sunday night, and what appear to be a couple of objective analyses if you don’t want to wade through the Trump, plus an analysis of his speaking style. I’ve watched portions of both candidates’ answers to every question, but the key points of interest from my perspective are all around Count Trumpula*. I don’t
I went to Beatrix Potter’s house ‘Hill Top’ in the tiny village of Hawkshead in the Lake District last week. She incorporated lots of real-world objects such as walls and gates (and the pub) from the village into her illustrations in the books I’d read as a child. Books which had some great characters in wonderfully
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Fear. I battle with it every day: am I doing all this right? Should I have made a different decision just now? Am I messing it all up? (Even now, I’m analyzing the tone of this piece.) A few minutes every day (and quite a few minutes when I’m asleep) are spent in this state of mind. Like a
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Watch It Here’s a great TED talk by Adam Savage all about ‘cosplay’, which is where people visit conventions dressed as their favourite character from a book, TV show, movie or comic. The way he feels transformed by being particular characters is fascinating. Get It On However, the key idea I want to get across here is not
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