Having had an umptienth encounter with human selfishness, a recurring question haunts my mind. Namely, why are people so selfish and inconsiderate towards others? It’s a rhetorical question in a way because I already know the answer and, if I think carefully about it, I am part of the question. But the more I think […]
Month: June 2019
Brexit, 3 Years On – Lies, Post-Truth Or Bullshit?
Brexit guru Boris Johnson is one of those people who thinks that you can make your own truth as long as you believe hard enough in yourself. 2016 was a good year for those politicians who occult the real truth and make up their own, with Donald Trump leading the way for overt lies, post-truth […]
Brexit Means Brexit, But What’s EU Citizenship?
The chips are ready and the cooking oil is piping hot. EU citizens in the UK and Brits in the EU are just about to be immersed for the umpteenth time in a deep pan fryer that will finally scar for good any last remaining ounce of citizens’ rights as we knew them. I may […]
CINEMA: “I Am Mother” – Quand Les Robots Rencontrent Kant
Titre du film: I Am Mother (2019) (Netflix) Réalisateur: Grant Sputore Je ne suis pas un gros amateur de films de science-fiction et le nombre de films que j’ai vraiment apprécié et/ou compris se compte avec les doigts des deux mains. Ma liste est limitée, donc, mais elle inclut Les rencontres Du Troisième Type, […]
Film Review: “I Am Mother” – When A.I. Meets Immanuel Kant
Film Title: I Am Mother (2019) (Netflix) Director: Grant Sputore I’m not really a science-fiction fan and you can probably count the number of sci-fi films that I actually enjoyed and/or understood, with the fingers of one hand. My list is finite but does include Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters which is certainly one of […]
CINEMA: “Désobéissance” – Un Film Froid Sur Un Amour Chaud
Désobéissance est un film fascinant et magnifique sur la transgression de deux femmes dans une société plus que conservatrice dirigée par les hommes et la religion. Rien de nouveau me direz-vous, mais c’est ce manque de nouveauté qui rend le film encore meilleur. C’est un mélodrame auquel tout le monde peut et doit s’identifier. Le […]
Film Review: “Disobedience” – Hashem Help Me!
Film title: Disobedience (2017) Director: Sebastián Lelio Disobedience is a compelling and beautiful film relating the transgression of two women in a more than conservative society run by men and religion. Nothing new you might say, but that is what makes the film even better. It is a drama that anyone can relate to […]
Brexit Musings (44) – Mister Johnson, I Presume?
We have just been traversing a terrifying jungle ridden with dangers and now come face to face with an unexpected creature who is just waiting to finish us off. He answers to the name, Mister Johnson. Is it just possible that Mister Johnson represents the missing link between the rational and the irrational? Or am […]
A Day At The Beach In The Name Of Freedom
Frail men in their late nineties gazed into the Normandy sky at what may have been. A grateful president saluted them with the respect that underscores the grandeur of their courage. Fifteen thousand people listened to the wise words of a world leader who is too young to have known the calamities of war and […]
Citizens In Distress – The Mental Strain Of A No-Deal Brexit
If we reflect on the situation of EU citizens in the UK and British citizens in the EU-27, nothing has really changed since the referendum vote three years ago. Although an agreement concerning our fate was reached in December 2017, it very much depends on the whole withdrawal deal being accepted by Westminster. This is […]