Latest dancer crush: Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charise was an outstanding American actress and dancer who danced alongside Hollywood greats such as Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Born as Tula Ellice Finklea in 1922 in Amarillo, Texas, she began...
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My descent into Rubik’s cube geekdoom
As a child, solving the Rubik’s cube was a true marker of brilliance. When it arrived on the scene, there was simply no other toy like it. Children’s playgrounds were dominated by the distinctive cube...
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To be Takei: Movie review
‘To be Takei’ is a wonderful documentary about legendary Star Trek actor, George Takei. Although Takei is better known as Star Trek’s helmsman, Sulu, he has become famed in later years as a...
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Blade Runner: Movie Review
Today’s movie review is on ‘Blade Runner’; a movie I consider to be one of the top scifi classics of all time. With it’s distinctive soundtrack, moody visuals and deep philosophical undertones – this...
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Footloose: Movie review
‘Footloose’ is a 1984 cult dance film that became a box office smash hit by earning more than ten times it’s $8M budget with it’s catchy music, energetic dance scenes and ‘rebel without a cause’ plot...
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Movie Review: Get Low
‘Get Low’ is a 2009 drama film set in 1930s Tennessee (available on Netflix). This film is the real deal – filmed entirely on location in Georgia Given the plot of a hermit planning his funeral while...
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Guilty Pleasure
Today’s post is a confession to you Dear Reader, that one of my guilty pleasures is listening to gospel music. But to be clear, I’m not talking about the blues gospel music of old – not the hyped-up...
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Guilty Pleasure
I’ll confess that one of my guilty pleasures in life is the ‘flower power’ incense, Nag Champa. Known for it’s meditational and spiritual uses, it was popularized in the 1960s by musicians such as Bob...
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Movie Review: Hail Caesar!
The Coen brothers latest film has taken a detour from their usually dark existential material (‘Inside Llewyn Davis’, ‘True Grit’) and jumped into a frothy, geeky hommage to the golden days of...
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Midweek Music Moment: Life on Mars
One of my favourite David Bowie songs is his wonderfully melancholy ballad, ‘Life On Mars’. Originally released on his 1971 ‘Hunky Dory’ album, it was later released as single and topped the UK charts...
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