A chill winter is hitting the world of publishing, as though Narnia’s White Witch came trundling past leaving doomsdayers and naysayers petrified. Willfully deluded optimists (such as myself) are citing that the freedoms of epublishing will revolutionise the industry and overthrow the giant sloths who have trapped us in […]

“SKYFALL” Directed by Sam Mendes. Produced By Micheal G. Wilson and Barbara Brocolli Written by John Logan, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marhole and Ralph Fiennes Bond is out of development hell. MGM, Bond’s studio and the distributors since it’s […]

I watched him as he rose from his chair, steadied by his assistant, fumblingly making his way down the length of the table and trying incredibly hard not to proceed with so much haste that he might take a tumble to the floor. The elderly and seemingly frail gentleman teetered […]

The methods of debate in the battle for gender equality seem to be a little archaic. I can tell you straight away, it is no easy task debating a movement so well reinforced by the intellectual community. Certainly, it is a subject that upon first glance has many a chauvinist […]

It’s just coming up to 6 PM and you’re waiting impatiently to play ping-pong with the nation’s favour. You sit bored, as with any routine situation, but take comfort in the familiarity of it all, the façade that begins to form. A hive of hired hands scurries around, painting you […]

Captain Alastair Cook and wicket keeper Matt Prior are both rested for Saturday’s tour match against Mumbai A, with Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow given the chance to impress coach Andy Flower. Root, who will be making his England debut at just twenty-one years of age, will lead the batting […]

It is something to admire when an established sitcom actor breaks away from his day job, to create a quirky, indie rom-com that becomes the darling of festival circuits. Liberal Arts is a fun, touching and brilliantly scripted gem about a young man travelling back to his roots, on a venture of […]

With the American elections imminent, and the UK choosing Police Commissioners on November 15, it’s worth investigating the gaping chasms behind the theories underpinning democracy, and the reality of human interaction. Western-style democracy is typically defended according to two principles – either (i) the electorate are best positioned to choose […]