Recommended read – lingerie in literature
Today – Friday 6th December – on the website of The Guardian, is an excellent blog by Moira Redmond – see here: THE [...]
Books
Reading Matters
One of the most difficult decisions for a reader is whether to continue reading book he/she is not enjoying.This rarely troubles a reviewer as to coin a phrase ” you asked me to review the book not read it.” I know of one respected reviewer a historian who has a template on the [...]
‘Hollywood Left and Right’ by Steven Ross
This book could have been reviewed by Simon Campion Brown as its as much about politics as films . In it, Ross assesses the impact of 10 activists , 9 of which are Hollywood legends, Republican, Democrat, Independent . Though he does not impose his own ideology he states that the Republican [...]
Tintin
I suspect that whilst loathing the man, there was a grudging respect for the tagged terrorist who escaped disguised as a woman. However those of us and know and love Herge’s Tintin know this was achieved by Captain Haddock in the Crab with the Golden Claws. Growing up with Tintin was to enter [...]