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: culture
Jolly
The Good, the Bad … If you are old enough to remember when the fella pictured was new (and so maybe funny); if you remember trains before quiet-coaches were a thing; if you remember when change was a physical-item (not a belief-system) and a mobile was something that hung over a cot … Then maybe…
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…
@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…
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….
Ghosts & Machines
Part One: When Accountants Were Wizards Embed from Getty Images Written: June 27, 2014 Technology streamlines industries. Traditions, processes, practices, roles, jobs, whole sectors of an industry – All fall before Progress’ relentless march. And Information Technology in particular marches at a ferocious pace. When Accountants Were Wizards is the first in a series of articles about the death…