Popular Culture – Page 15 – Stephen Liddell

My tribute to James Horner – Movie composer extraordinaire

I was sad to hear last night about the death of composer and musician James Horner who died as a result of the crash of solo plane he was flying. Despite being only 61 years of age, James Horner has a grand back catalogue of music to his name. It’s fair to say that he… Continue reading My tribute to James Horner – Movie composer extraordinaire

Kindle vs iBooks or making waves in publishing

I’ve never been very good at promoting my books. Like many authors, it is not something that interests me or excites me. I like writing, I like making sales and I love receiving reviews but I’m not so keen on that section in between called self-promotion. I feel much like those famous actors or musicians… Continue reading Kindle vs iBooks or making waves in publishing

Mad Max Fury Road Film Review

Last year I posted one or two film reviews mostly of dramas or historic themes but recently I watch Mad Max Fury Road and thought it was worthy of my attention! I originally posted this review on the wonderful Smorgasbord blog by Sally Cronin. Mad Max Fury Road has been rated as in the Top… Continue reading Mad Max Fury Road Film Review

UK General Election – Game of Thrones Style

Today is the day of the U.K. General Election. Voting used to be easy and just a choice between the Conservatives and Labour but these days it has got more longwinded and complicated that a George R R Martin series but without the redeeming features of Khaleesi (we do have dragons on the flag though)… Continue reading UK General Election – Game of Thrones Style

It’s always the last place you look

This is a small bonus post as I have two more serious posts coming up and I wanted to lighten the mood… before it had already got soured! Some of you may remember that in February I wrote a post on Leonard Nimoy and I mentioned how I had met him several times and was the… Continue reading It’s always the last place you look

All Time Wrestling Hard-men

Can it be year ago since I wrote on Wrestlemania 30 and the shock of seeing Brock Lesnar destroy The Undertaker. I guess it must be as after 12 straight days of guided tours, I am looking forward to nothing more than looking forward to the 31st annual instalment of Wrestlemania. Obviously there has been… Continue reading All Time Wrestling Hard-men

Mr Spock in words and pictures

Here is a bonus third post of the week, following my recent post on Leonard Nimoy and Mr. Spock. For those with no interest in Star Trek, normal service will resume on Saturday with a cultural blog on Lisbon! Rather than write a long post highlighting various aspects of the show or turning points for… Continue reading Mr Spock in words and pictures

Remembering Leonard Nimoy and Mr. Spock

I was in Portugal on Friday when I heard the sad news of the death of Leonard Nimoy and whilst very saddened was not entirely surprised given his recent health problems. I shouldn’t have been surprised that his death was featured quite heavily on Portuguese television and made the front pages of their newspapers on… Continue reading Remembering Leonard Nimoy and Mr. Spock

Making Book Promo Videos

The more observant of you may have noticed this blog post is a day or two later than normal. Partly this is because I’ve been a bit unwell and partly it is because I have been very busy making some book promotional videos. Book promotional videos are a relatively new tool in the authors ever… Continue reading Making Book Promo Videos

Charity begins at home but is it now big business?

Every now and then comes a heartening good news story whether it is one of those homeless people who help a passerby only to end up the centre of a massive fundraising operation or the story I wrote about last year about a man who was about to commit suicide only to be talked out… Continue reading Charity begins at home but is it now big business?