Earlier this week I went to see the Black Panther movie. Some of you may know that I despise comicbook based movies. Just going from the trailers they seem very generic, derivative and not very deep; I like science-fiction but there should be an element of intelligence in the story or plot. However, I do… Continue reading Black Panther Movie Review
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There’s English and there’s English.
Language is very important to all of us, which ever one it is that we speak. Over 20,000 people a year read my old post on 102 Words That Aren’t In English But Should Be 102 Words That Aren’t In English But Should Be. A few weeks ago however a report appeared that put the cat… Continue reading There’s English and there’s English.
James Bulger 25 years on – the crime that shocked the nation.
25 years ago this week, a crime shook Britain and the city of Liverpool in particular with such revulsion that no-one who was alive at the time will ever forget. It was a crime where society sank to a new low and thankfully in the intervening years, nothing quite so sickening has ever happened since.… Continue reading James Bulger 25 years on – the crime that shocked the nation.
Tracing words back through time
Back in the mid 1990’s when I was studying at SOAS, one of the classes that I most enjoyed were those given by Professor Alexander Piatagorsky. He is said to have been the greatest Russian philospher of all time and one of the lesser known but greatest thinkers of the modern world. Sasha was… Continue reading Tracing words back through time
The Roman Ruins Under A London Hairdressers
I hope you’ve all enjoyed my recent guide to some of the remaining sights of Roman London. Since writing those posts, last week I carried out my very first Roman Walking Tour of London from someone who must have seen my posting. The tour went very well with the friendly chap from Istanbul, a city… Continue reading The Roman Ruins Under A London Hairdressers
The London Colosseum
We’re all familiar with the Coloseum in Rome, one of the architectural wonders of both the ancient world and Italy but though the Colosseum is by far the most iconic, there are actually Roman amphitheatres to be found across North Africa and the Middle East, much of Europe and also the British Isles. There is… Continue reading The London Colosseum
Busting the myth of London being a Rainy city
If there is one thing that tourists ask me when I’m out with them it is Brexit or Donald Trump. If there is a second thing they ask me it is about the weather. For some reason, people have the idea that it always rains in London and really it couldn’t be further from… Continue reading Busting the myth of London being a Rainy city
3 billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
I’m on quite a good run of films recently. I wasn’t planning to write another mini-review so quickly after the last one for All The Money In The World but my trip to The Pictures yesterday almost made me feel it was my patrotic duty to do so. Please be aware, if you’re so minded… Continue reading 3 billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Sport brings people together – How Cricket is creating a new future for Rwanda
We all know that sport has a unique ability to bring people together from all around the world and those of us who have travelled to places a little less ordinary know that there are few better ways to make friends quickly than with a smile and a ball. Though there are many examples, there… Continue reading Sport brings people together – How Cricket is creating a new future for Rwanda
All The Money In The World – Review
This is the second film of 2018 that I’ve seen at the Pictures and bizarrely, both have featured Michelle Williams, the other being The Greatest Showman. All The Money In The World is a dramatisation of a real life kidnap case involving the family of oil baron John Paul Getty II who at that time… Continue reading All The Money In The World – Review
Stephen Liddell 