Sunday, October 25, 2020

A Crisis of Accountability

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“With great power comes great responsibility”   In 2002, when this was the tag line for a superhero movie, it was an obvious to everyon...
Wednesday, October 07, 2020

Henry VI, part one: The Joan of Arc cut

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William Shakespeare’s history plays Henry V and Richard III are two of his, and English-speaking Theatre's, greatest plays. They are als...
Sunday, September 20, 2020

Geosonnet 65

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Speed dating is a scattershot affair Which blasts the hearts of river zircon grains No magic mirror can discern the fair And youngest zircon...
Sunday, March 08, 2020

Book Review: Illegal, by Prof Elizabeth F Cohen

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      The knock on the door came well before dawn in the eighties, and our train had stopped dead in utter darkness. It was a sleeper tra...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Geosonnet 64

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When Perseus, Medusa’s head in hand, Returned triumphant from the Gorgon’s isle, He sold himself as hero of the land, No stony witne...
Thursday, February 06, 2020

Geosonnet 63

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  The Tragomys, like Creagh a desert rat, Evolving on the hamster wheel of time Scampered across the desert habitat Of arid climate...
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Geosonnet 62

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Charles Sturt believed there was an inland sea Where westward winding rivers could discharge This destination proved illusory An...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Some quick thoughts on the current suite of Star Wars movies

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I meant to post this last year, but never quite got around to typing it up, so on the eve of the next Star Wars film, here’s a few thought...