I know nothing about Yul Brynner; you’re wondering why I’ve writ?Thing is I’m sorta telling tales – I do know just a little bit I know he dressed in black a lot and that he shaved his headYeah, okay: Everyone knows that, is what you probably said? I was pretty sure he wasn’t christened with…
Tag: being human
Animal
There is no right way to be human. No blueprint that describes us. No manual that you can follow. No correct way to do it. No one size that fits all. Male or female. Gay or straight. Disabled. Able bodied. Black, white, fat, thin, short or tall. Any and all shades of all those in…
Location Location Location
The other day I watched, Who Do You Think You Are?, with Michelle Keegan. In it, she said that she felt, “At Home”, only when she was in Manchester (the city she grew up in) – that she felt comfortable when she was there (as opposed to trekking about the globe, making exciting TV shows)….
42
You know Countdown, that quiz show on the telly? I think life’s a bit like the numbers mini-game, on that. Douglas Adams said that the answer to the meaning of life is forty-two. However, I’ve never seen written – or seen an interview with him, where he said – exactly what he meant? (If you…
@shortlist.com
@Shortlist.com – Editorial 10th May 2018 [Joe Mackertich] Prejudice makes no class distinction, nor takes account of your sex. Prejudice knows no age, nor could it give a sh*t about your nationality. Prejudice doesn’t care about your gender; says fk your weight and your height. Prejudice knows no religion; makes no allowance for disability. Prejudice…
Underdog
The hardest ghosts to slay … Pressure is a very strange thing, isn’t it? Turns otherwise sane people into mad-folk; turns super-star athletes into tightly strung wrecks. It’s been said that she believes her worst opponent, her greatest critic, is herself. I don’t think it’s that, though – Not any more. She’s not playing herself,…
Superman versus Batman
Why might someone reject a SuperHero who can fly, for one with no super powers? Image from batman.wikia.com Forgiveness seems to be a thing most would like to be offered, but not so many want to give. Revenge seems to be a thing many want to take, but few agree should be extracted from them….