Historical fiction is baffling in its complexity, and the writers baffling in their academic endurance. True historical writers spend months, if not years, researching their given period in such depth that their world comes alive in magnificent, anachronistic fashion. ‘The Song of Achilles’ is not conventional historical fiction,  yet Madeline Miller spent 10 years researching Ancient Greek […]

We hear a lot about the “big” cancers; breast cancer being one of them- affecting 1 in 8 women in the UK alone. But what about men? Although men can in fact get breast cancer, testicular cancer is rarely mentioned. My own brother aged 15 didn’t know that men could […]

‘On the Road’ is by no means a bad film. I would suggest that the reason many critics have found it distasteful could be because they have failed to understand it. And by it, I mean ‘it’. Unfortunately, ‘it’ – the drive that is submerged behind Kerouac’s majestic prose – […]

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a First-Person melee combat game by Torn Banner Studios which uses the Unreal engine. You may have seen internet gamers such as Seananners playing the game or noticed it on Steam; however you found it, you’ll love it. What drew me to Chivalry: Medieval Warfare was […]

For every club in the Football League, the Premier League is the promised land of milk and honey, luring teams in with the prospect of playing in the footballing world’s most popular and richest league. No other division can compete, and promotion from the Football League can mean a one […]

It has come to my attention that MTV are in the process of creating a weekly TV series for the classic teen Slasher flick, Scream. Fans are outraged at the idea and admittedly, it does seem unlikely that the producers could keep fans entertained on a weekly basis, when the […]

As Christmas is fast approaching and the days are getting colder, I find myself filled with anxiety over the winter fashion. Covering up in unflattering thick layers and the dreaded hat hair, however, this year I have decided to embrace winter and the fashions it carries with it thick black […]

Thursday 15th November 2012   “ARGO” Directed by Ben Affleck. Produced by Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney. Written by Chris Terrio. Based on the books, ‘The Master of Disguise” by Antonio. J. Mendes and “The Great Escape” by Joshuah Bearman. Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan […]