Arts
The Birds (1963)
Not the most obvious choice to start with when delving into the Hitchcock canon, he did better films undoubtedly, but The Birds is just a great example of pure story telling. We are not weighed [more…]
Review
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seven
Monday Good morning everyone, it’s another grey morning and I hear it’s going to rain later so no windowsill for me when I have finished duties. This place is relaxed today as the Rich Boy [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 12th October 2023 The Panel: Victoria Atkins (Conservative) Yvette Cooper (Labour) Myleene Klass (Entertainer) Sonia Sodha (Former Labour Advisor) Jake Wallis Simons (The Jewish Chronicle) Piers Morgan (Talk TV) Venue: London If the [more…]
Arts
F for Fake (1973)
What is art if not a forgery of the real world. A reflection of what we see in our lives, and then try to convey to others, a form of primeval communication. This is the [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Six
Monday Good morning everyone from a sunny but chilly Downing Street. I had a very pleasant weekend lazing around, mind I had to dodge a couple of heavy showers. Those folks in the office ordered [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 5th October 2023 The Panel: Richard Holden (Conservative) Shabana Mahmood (Labour) Jon Ashworth (Labour) Emma Dabiri (Writer and Academic) Richard Walker (Iceland supermarkets) Tony Parsons (Author and Journalist) Venue: Wolverhampton As the programme [more…]
Book Review
Book Review: This Perfect Day by Ira Levin
Christ, Marx, Wood and Wei, Led us too this perfect day. Marx, Wood, Wei and Christ, All but Wei were sacrificed. Wood, Wei, Christ and Marx, Gave us lovely schools and parks. Wei, Christ, Marx [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred and Five
Monday Good morning everyone. Did you get thunder and lightning last night, it was pretty nasty here, but it didn’t start until I had retired to my cat basket. There was thunder rolling for ages [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 28th September 2023 The Panel: Mark Spencer (Conservative) Lisa Nandy (Labour) Wendy Chamberlain (LibDem) Tim Montgomerie (Writer & Broadcaster) Henri Murison (Northern Powerhouse) Venue: Sale For provincial photos to front the London BBC’s [more…]