The heart vs. the head. Not quite a battle as old as time but almost; throughout our relatively short evolutionary history, humanity has long debated whether it is better to let the heart rule ,with its passion and spontaneity, or to leave the head hold sway as it calmly invokes Continue Reading
Christmas is a Way of Life, My Dear by Chantal Kreviazuk #ChristmasInJuly
The world is rather neatly divided into two groups of people – those who hate Christmas with a passion and would rather be flayed alive by an invading army than sing “Joy to the World” or eat a fruit mince pie, and those who, like Canadian singer Chantal Kreviazuk (and Continue Reading
Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas: A #ChristmasInJuly review
Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas is very much an underrated Christmas classic. Released just under a decade ago on the most auspicious day of 25 November (this reviewer’s birthday), the 22-minute Hallmark animated special nails its happily quasi-seditious colours to the flag early on with a title hat screams playfulness Continue Reading
A grand whodunnit through time and space: Thoughts on Loki
Character is king, queen, lord, lady and any other top of the heap appellation you might dream up when it comes to storytelling. You can have your bangs and your booms, your breathtaking action sequences with the dial up as high as it’ll go and your full speed ahead, pedal Continue Reading