Diary

How to make religious fanatics

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The Economist reviews two interesting books that put Islamic fundamentalism in perspective. Religion in Europe: The discovery of tolerance A TYPICAL Protestant view of European religious history might go like this. In medieval times, the Roman Catholic church grew increasingly corrupt and impervious to criticism. Then came the Reformation, with its new breath of freedom and tolerance. image [Read More]
Diary

Artistic Pepptalk for Girls

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———————Girls——- —————-are like apples——- ———-on trees. The best ones————-are at the top of the tree.———-The boys don’t want to reach—- —for the good ones because they— -r afraid of falling and getting hurt.- -Instead, they get the rotten apples- from the ground that aren’t as good, but easy. So the apples up top think something’s wrong image [Read More]
Humor, Situations

Simply Red: Splitting up is never easy

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Simply Red is a one-man outfit—so how exactly is it disbanding, asks Neil McCormick. Mick Hucknall announced on Wednesday that Simply Red are splitting up. Which rather raises the question: how does a group with only one member go their separate ways? Hucknall has employed 27 different musicians over the band’s 25-year career, and admitted in image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

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The first 45 minutes of this sequel about the life of Queen Elizabeth are the most gratifying film opening I have experienced in months. It is not the plot that glues your eyes to the screen but the way the director shoots the scenes and moves quickly from one location to another. The camera is image [Read More]