TL:DR - I found it uninspired and predictable. In places the actors seemed bored, the fight scenes overlong and reptitive and I couldn't engage with the move. Visually, it was great with many excellent CGI scenes but, the storyline just felt tired … [Read more]
1927 – Compulsory Hero (1989)
Posted on 5 November , 2019 // Leave a Comment
1927 was the band, Compulsory Hero is the song title. It was released in 1989. https://youtu.be/z8-TP9nz54Y A song about the war veterans from Anzac campaign. Effectively a veterans remembrance anthem that should get more coverage. Very … [Read more]
Video: The Petard Pinch
Posted on 30 October , 2019 // Leave a Comment
https://youtu.be/4fzfLm43dEs The Petard Pinch exhibition at Bletchley Park tells the incredible story of the capture of crucial Enigma codebooks which enabled Codebreakers to break back into the German naval Enigma network, saving countless … [Read more]
A Tribute to Blade Runner 2049
Posted on 29 October , 2019 // Leave a Comment
I find myself rewatching Blade Runner 2049 and I keep finding new layers in the story. This tribute was touching and fitting. https://youtu.be/Z970lTvYCDk … [Read more]
Pangrams and Glyphs
Posted on 28 October , 2019 // Leave a Comment
Its common, I think, use “the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” to show common glyphs when selecting the right font for your project. Today I learned that “sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow” is a much more fun one. … [Read more]
Swedish Death Metal Greta Thunberg
Posted on 27 October , 2019 // Leave a Comment
https://youtu.be/CLxpgRqxtEA … [Read more]
Video: Sundays
Posted on 6 October , 2019 // Leave a Comment
From the same production company that did Lost Boy as concept work heading towards a feature film. 12 minutes of intense storytelling. https://vimeo.com/122325664 … [Read more]
Creme Brulèe Soufflé Pancake
Posted on 26 September , 2019 // Leave a Comment
Suspending everything to fly to Taiwan or Hong Kong immediately. https://youtu.be/PAai-iBjTeM?t=173 … [Read more]
So, Gutenberg Didn’t Actually Invent the Printing Press | Literary Hub
Posted on 2 August , 2019 //
The article outlines how Gutenberg copied the ideas of movable type printing from Asia. I think he was successful because he made the bible widely available and ultimately led to mass production and scale. There was widespread opposition to … [Read more]
Video: US vs UK Healthcare. Boris, Trump vs Truth, with Stephen Fry
Posted on 20 July , 2019 //
There is great personal freedom from having universal healthcare. You can't plan time to have medical problems and access to at least a basic health service as a national good has given me enormous personal and career freedoms. Whats not so … [Read more]