For those of you who haven’t got a TV, or possibly are living off-grid in a cave somewhere, Squid Game is the latest global TV…
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Araya – A Forgotten Cinematic Masterpiece
Sands Films in Rotherhithe frequently puts on neglected films that are superb pieces of cinema. The 1950s Award Winner is no exception. A grim but…
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NFTs – What Are They and What’s the Lowdown?
What’s the lowdown about these non-fungible tokens (NFTs) then? The Mona Lisa, for example, is one. Obviously somewhat pre-bitcoin but known worldwide as a unique…
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Time To Embrace Nuclear Power?
The world is on the brink of the abyss. Climate catastrophe is upon us, and in the time of COP26 it is time to look…
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Labour Party Shoots Itself in Both Feet – Labour Data Breach
When Sir Keir Starmer became leader I left the Labour Party, after rejoining and campaigning strongly for the Corbyn-led party in 2017 to 2019. I…
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Duke Leto’s Choice
Scene: an audience chamber on Planet Caladan, home of House Atreides. There is a lineup of beautiful women in Austro-Hungarian out-of-seraglio slinky daywear. Duke Leto…
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39th Irish Biennial – A Proper Craic
The 2021 programme of the 39th Irish Biennial is now online, featuring renowned Irish and international artists and collaborating curators across venues in Limerick as…
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Mando v. The Grisha or Blasters Against Hokey Religion
Big budget SF and fantasy TV roam Netflix like the dinosaurs of old, roaring their supremacy. Disney’s The Mandalorian struts its space gunfighter stuff after…
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How to Implement A Green New Deal
Coming out of Covid, the UK’s economy is in a pretty bad way. The effects of Brexit will continue to cause unemployment and business shrinkage.…
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Best Strategy Games of All Time
Civ It’s got to be Civilization. You start off as a hunter-gatherer tribe, settle down to your first village, grow into a massive empire, splatting…
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