Archive for June, 2012

Painting a Prettier Picture with Fewer Colours

June 30, 2012 12:11 pm0 comments
Painting a Prettier Picture with Fewer Colours

The final year of my degree commences in September, I’m supposed to have at the very least, an understanding of how to make films. Scratch that, how to make good films. However, as I’m sat here going through the preliminary stages of research into my dissertation, I can honestly say [...]

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The Masquerade

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The Masquerade

Dark light flooded the room in a chilling veil. The towering, trembling candles made the shadows circle wickedly around the church. Aaah the dead. We give them the most respect they’ll ever get when they least need it. Funny the way the world works. He leaned against the wall with as [...]

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Are life plans a necessity?

June 29, 2012 9:02 pm0 comments
Are life plans a necessity?

Should I be panicking, when a 60-something man explains to me on a Sunday night at my part-time job as a waitress, that, in the next year or so, I need to make sure all my expectations for the future are secure in my mind? He told me that without [...]

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Internet Dating – Plenty of Fish or a Sinking Ship?

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Internet Dating – Plenty of Fish or a Sinking Ship?

Depending on who you are, the single life is either a help or a hindrance. If you’re single and decide that you want to be so, then nine times out of ten you’ll take the high road and indulge yourself in partying, meaningless sex, maybe reading, or perhaps you’ll use [...]

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‘Dancing with ‘Panic”

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‘Dancing with ‘Panic”

How this work of art by Olivia Croce managed to go from being primarily a sculpture to a dance is explained by the crucial experience of seeing it yourself. It will close the gap that previously existed between you and the art. A prime example of this gap would be [...]

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Magical Smile

June 28, 2012 7:00 pm0 comments
Magical Smile

One day my friend visited with her gorgeous 14 month old baby girl. I smiled and greeted her and there it was- the most wonderful natural baby smile responding to me. What magic it is and a moment that is so precious. Amazing that it was, it actually made feel [...]

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Why Batman Is One Of The Most Successful Superheroes

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Why Batman Is One Of The Most Successful Superheroes

Batman is without a doubt one of the most famous super-heroes of all time. His position in pop-culture strengthens year by year, in spite of the fact the character was created more than seventy years ago. The questions is: how did such a creature become admired by so many? Bruce [...]

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The Festival of Chariots organised by The London Ratha Yatra.

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The Festival of Chariots organised by The London Ratha Yatra.

On Sunday 17th, I went along to see and photograph the event ‘Festival of Chariots’ which was organised by The London Ratha Yatra. Ratha Yatra is the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and the society holds these events throughout the world. It features three huge, wooden chariots pulled by hand [...]

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