Ok, so these aren’t the only 5 books I haven’t read, of course. They also aren’t, I’m quite sure, the most significant 10 books that I could’ve allowed to pass me by. They do however represent a point that I’m glad to have reached in my life, where I don’t give a shit anymore. 1.Continue reading “5 Books That I Haven’t Read – And No Longer Care About”
Author Archives: James Tawton
Things that I need to stop doing, right now.
We all do things that we know that we shouldn’t, be they health, financial or social things. Sometimes they’re things that we abhor in others, and think that they don’t notice us doing. Sometimes they’re things that we even bullshit ourselves into ‘believing’ that we don’t do them. This list isn’t quite the same asContinue reading “Things that I need to stop doing, right now.”
In a true multi-media world
I read a, frankly spurious, statistic the other day. It said that 29% of American adults now own an e-reader or a tablet. This was up from 8% the year before. The reason for this was down to various sales incentives – the Black Monday’s on Amazon and B&N, and both the rise of theContinue reading “In a true multi-media world”
Trilby Hats
I have noticed, with not a little ire, the continued presence of hat-wearers on the streets. By this I don’t mean woolly hat wearers in this, no, I mean statement hat wearers. I’ve made this point before, here, so there’s no real need to go over it all again, but it’s reasonable to reiterate justContinue reading “Trilby Hats”
Being a Dad. What you aren’t told
Becoming a father is, of course, a wonderful thing. I’m not setting out to suggest that it isn’t. So, don’t worry y’self. No, what I’m going to bang on about is the strangely secret things that you don’t get told about prior to becoming a father. There are lots and lots of fantastically horrifying thingsContinue reading “Being a Dad. What you aren’t told”
The Bent Leg – A pose, or an affliction?
The general oddness of fashion models, or indeed anyone who’s having their photo taken for publicity purposes, is manifest in the very fact that they’re doing it at all. This is an image issue, and next to nothing else. It’s a simple capturing of visuals with the intention of making the viewer impressed and enticed.Continue reading “The Bent Leg – A pose, or an affliction?”
Should a fashion model ever model me?
There has always been an element of otherworldliness in the modelling world, where the walking clothes-hangers are encouraged to be ‘un-human’ and elevate themselves, and the clothing that they’re crowbarred into, above the common herd. Staring dimly or intently into the middle distance, poking elbows and hips out at strange angles and sucking in theirContinue reading “Should a fashion model ever model me?”
Film Review: The Day of the Jackal
I’ll put my hands up here and admit that I am in awe, not only of this film, but of its lead actor, Edward Fox, the Jackal himself. I make this admission so that you can accept from word go that this is not an impartial and purely technical review. It is, in essence, aContinue reading “Film Review: The Day of the Jackal”
Book Review: Small Island, Andrea Levy
A little while back I thought it’d be a neat idea to start an online book club, to encourage myself, and other engaged but slightly isolated reading folk, to have a common reading goal, and maybe discover some new books and authors along the way. A fine idea I hear you say. Why, thank you.Continue reading “Book Review: Small Island, Andrea Levy”
Politics and Religion
Politics and Religion? Phew, OK then, here we go. The benchmark of modern civilization, and the defining instrument which has pulled educated and responsible people away from bludgeoning one-another over the head with the discarded leg bones of their devoured foes, is the ability to discuss matters and reach conclusions, whether compromise or consensus, that makeContinue reading “Politics and Religion”
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