I have always wanted to go to the Hay Festival but never managed to get round to it. This year, however, they announced that Carrie Fisher would be attending. I simply had to be there. Not only am I a ...
Read More »Everyone needs a good laugh: Comedy and satire
I don’t know about everyone else, but these days I prefer a good comedy to endless hours of depressing drama. And yet, most of the widely praised TV and film are hopelessly depressing. Even some of my favourite shows get ...
Read More »Censorship, privacy, and freedom in popular culture
I took a break from my illness-induced comatose existence on the sofa on Friday evening to feel outraged by an article on The Guardian discussing our complete lack of privacy in this day and age. Since the US Government passed ...
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