Isn’t it strange that we watch films as children then believe that we understood them completely when we think about them again as adults. But did we?

I’m not so sure.

A few years ago I watched The Sound of Music properly, instead of as a background film whilst I did something else. I was shocked to realise that it was actually about the Nazis. I ( Read more... )

Another year has gone by and another pile of books have been consumed and tossed aside (well, placed haphazardly on the bookshelf). Most years I begin with just a couple of books that I desire to pick up. This year I'm doing things a little differently, I have the majority of the books I want to read already picked out. I'm not sure whether it's a ( Read more... )