There are few films you can see with a child which are immensely entertaining for adults as well. Released in 2007 I’d never heard of ‘Stardust’ and seeing it last night think it is vastly underrated.
Posted under Reviews, Unanswerable questions
This post was written by @Drivelry on February 6, 2009
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell - further reviews on Amazon
I have a feeling I may be about to break the code of conduct of the Royal Society of Book Reviewers (if they’d have me as a member) because I feel compelled to comment on Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers before I’ve even finished it.
This post was written by @Drivelry on January 24, 2009
Not so long ago we developed a media technology that could get inside a large number of people’s heads, wherever they were, with no physical delivery of paper required. In a matter of 15 years it went from being present in 2/3rds of American homes to being present in 94%.
Posted under Kewl
This post was written by @Drivelry on January 18, 2009
Not to sound too Mlian-Kunderaish but it’s hard not to speculate about those ostensibly without sexual desire.
It’s not about success rate: many desire but few are chosen. It’s the question of whether some really have no desire at all (chemical castration and age issues aside) or whether there is some other explanation?
Posted under Unanswerable questions
This post was written by @Drivelry on January 18, 2009
I’m writing this hiding in the bathroom from my partner, with whom I’ve just seen Australia, the movie. She liked it and thinks I need to disclose that I don’t like mangoes, vegemite and other Australian sacred objects.
This film had everything:
Posted under Cliche watch
This post was written by @Drivelry on December 3, 2008
