Category Archives: U.K.

If I could talk to the animals … part 2

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

So the Mountain Dew ad with the goat in a police lineup with black guys while a white woman tries to identify her attacker was taken down. And now if you look for it on YouTube, you see every television … Continue reading →

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A touch of class, and an anti-tribute to Thatcherism

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Here’s how out of it I am. I didn’t know Glenda Jackson had quit acting! Well, I knew I hadn’t seen her in a movie in years, but just the thought that a two time Academy Award winner for Best … Continue reading →

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When Maggie Thatcher dies

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

There was a lot of coverage last week for the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Glowing tributes. Memories of the Iron Lady allied with Ronald Reagan and standing up to the Evil Empire of the Soviet Union. … Continue reading →

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Death from the sky

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

One of the technologically fascinating but morally disturbing aspects of modern warfare is that the means of attack have taken on the character of a videogame. Here’s a clip of an aerial attack on a group of hostile insurgents in … Continue reading →

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Time machine: “The Copper Beeches” (1912)

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

This Sherlock Holmes movie is 101 years old. If you know anything about Sherlock Holmes, you know that this is actually a modern day interpretation of the famous detective.  Arthur Conan Doyle, his creator, wrote the first Holmes story, “A … Continue reading →

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The history of English in 10 minutes

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

OK, it takes 11 minutes and 34 seconds. But language is never precise.

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Life in a Day

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

I had a movie preview for “Life in a Day” saved on my computer for some reason, so I checked out the movie listings today to see if it was playing locally. Nope. I figured I could go to a … Continue reading →

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Lies: part 6, a view from abroad

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

  Condi Rice, one of the few people with any melanin at last weeks GOP pep rally, talked about how the rest of the world has lost respect for America since Obama has been president and said the Romney-Ryan ticket … Continue reading →

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Bic for Her: The reviews are in!

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

On the Amazon.co.uk Web site, commenters are having a field day over this product: Here’s one reaction to the Bic “for Her”: My mother, a hard-working woman who raised twelve kids single-handedly whilst doing all the ironing (as nature intended), … Continue reading →

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Time machine: The Titanic (1912)

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

We’ve seen a movie presenting a dramatic interpretation of real life 100 years ago in the previous Time Machine entry. Now, let’s see how life really was by taking a look at the biggest news event of that generation: the … Continue reading →

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