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THE URGE
This story was written at a writers' workshop in Edinburgh. We all listed some of our memories, and then took each other's memories and wrote a short story based on one of them. This was based on a single line from a guy named Kevin about how he was in a life drawing class, and one of the artists had an argument with the model, who wouldn't keep ( Read more... ) -
"After a bit there was poor old White... What an anachronist he was, dear fellow!"
I recently finished reading T.H. White's "The Once And Future King", and I can't say I was too impressed by the writing style ( Read more... ) -
Local Hero's a great film, goodness knows, but they shouldn't all be like that.
Saw the film Ae Fond Kiss... and really enjoyed it. It's about the romance between a Pakistani Muslim man and an Irish Catholic woman, in Glasgow. The subject of inter-faith relationships is really interesting to me, as is the subject of the different cultures and sub-cultures in Scottish cities.
Another thing that I really liked about it is that ( Read more... ) -
Obligatory anti-Rogen/Apatow post
This article has been around for years but I only found it the other day, so I'm posting it here because Mike White is saying exactly what I feel about comedy, only he's better known and more successful than I am. It reminds me of Matt Groening's joke about "The ugly duckling who grew up to be a beautiful swan then cracked incessant anti-ugly ( Read more... ) -
Temporary equality
I find this fascinating. Nothing to set any of these kids apart from any of the others. Maybe some of the audience could tell which were going to become (more) famous, but the people who made the opening credits sure weren't making any guesses.
Oh, in case you're wondering, "MMC" doesn't mean 2100, it was late 80s-90s revival of the Mickey Mouse ( Read more... ) -
An obscure video you've probably never heard of
Warning: If you are disturbed by drawings of sexual organs, I suggest you don't watch this video. The rest of the post might not make much sense without it, but hopefully you should get the general gist.
Some facts people can learn about each other come with a string of associations: other facts about people which are often attached to the first ( Read more... ) -
It's not a real king, honest! It's Fred Astaire!
It's a problem which anyone might be expected to face, working in the American entertainment industry. A musical with the title "Royal Wedding" may go down well with those monarch-kissing Europeans, but how do you sell it to good honest American citizens who love democracy and/or recoil at the sight of unfamiliar cultural practices without someone ( Read more... ) -
Dime
Someone left a U.S. dime in the shop where I work. I think they must have confused it for one of our 5p coins. They're about the same size (and the same colour) after all - there are probably many American visitors who think our 5p coins are 10p by association. So during quiet times at work I picked up the little silver circle, felt it in my hand ( Read more... )
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