A good memoir should be more than an autobiography and less than a confessional but contain elements of both. As a reader, I am less interested in being overwhelmed with family trauma and pathos except when it informs the greater tale being told. Quite often, it is the memoirs that feature an excess of pathos More
New Life, 2024. Written and Directed by John Rosman. Starring Sonya Walger, Hayley Erin, Tony Amendola, Ayanna Berkshire, Nick George, Jeb Berrier, and Blaine Palmer. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious woman on the run, and the resourceful fixer assigned to bring her in. Their two unique stories inextricably link, as the stakes of the pursuit rise to […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Movie Review – New Life...
Life on Wearside in 1974 gets our attention here. From schools to shipyards and sport to shopping, we have included it all in this poignant look back in time. Woolworths is all lit up in Fawcett Street, and Deptford shipyard workers are smiling in the sun. The Marsden tug is hard at work and Ryhope School was preparing to put on its version of Tommy the rock opera. Over at Hillview Infants, the new starters were settling in and at Roker Park, Joe Bolton and Bobby Kerr were celebrating a goal....
Pots of slime, pig heads, sexy dolls we were only looking for a present for my son’s fourth birthdayThis week I found myself in a large toy shop in a retail park off London’s North Circular. We were looking, in a pleasant panic, for a present for my son’s fourth birthday. His birthdays always hit me in an odd way, a bit like those slaps round the face they have in films to stop the woman screaming. Because: he was born at the beginning of the pandemic and, just as his early developmental stages...
(Verve Forecast)Inspired by new guitars, and with guest spots from Roseanne Cash and more, the US producer-musician contemplates love and mortalityAt 76, Joseph Henry “T Bone” Burnett is revered as a godfather of the Americana revival, architect of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack and producer of Gillian Welch and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss among many others. The Other Side is his first solo album in almost two decades, a seemingly simple 12-track set that arrived only after Burnett...
To date, I have donated 163 pints of blood to the Blood Bank. I am begging every able-bodied adult to seriously consider donating a pint of the gift of life.
Nerdytec has solved a longstanding problem among cozy gamers with the CYPINK Couchmaster lap desk, and I am in love.
The “Sound of Music” star, 88, used the help of a walking cane as she left her shopping trip on Monday.
FEATURE — Life insurance fundamentally represents a commitment: it assures that your loved ones will be financially secure in the event of a tragedy. It’s not about complex terms or legal jargon; it’s about peace of mind. When you buy a life insurance policy, you’re essentially setting up a financial safety net that catches your […]
(x2/Parlophone)The duo’s first LP in four years finds them refining and updating their late-80s heyday sound, with a new producer in towCultural gravity makes certain events inevitable, such as Sean Lennon and James McCartney writing songs together. Or Britain’s most successful pop duo returning to refine and update the sound of their late-80s imperial era. Nonetheless is Pet Shop Boys’s first album since 2020’s Hotspot, which concluded their Stuart Price-produced trilogy. New producer James...
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