Archive for the ‘Cultural issues’ Category
A review of “Star Trek Into Darkness”
May 21st, 2013 by Roger Darlington
You can read my review of the latest “Star Trek” movie here.
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How many Native Americans are there?
May 18th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
I have recently received this e-mail from the United States: “I enjoyed your article about use of names until I reached the section on Native American name usage in the US, in which you stated that very few Native Americans remain in the US. In fact, according to the most recent census: Out of the total [...]
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Access all the paintings in all galleries in the UK
May 15th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Your Paintings is a web site which aims to show the entire UK national collection of oil paintings, the stories behind the paintings, and where to see them for real. It is made up of paintings from thousands of museums and other public institutions around the country. Your Paintings is a joint initiative between the [...]
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Revealing the Government Art Collection
May 15th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
I recenetly chaired a meeting in a Government building in central London that I previously never knew existed: the Government Art Collection (GAC). For over 100 years, the UK Government Art Collection has collected works of art to display in British Government buildings around the world, promoting British art and culture. The majority, about two-thirds, [...]
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A review of the New Zealand film “Whale Rider”
May 12th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
This weekend, I saw again this gem of a movie, following my visit to New Zealand a month ago. You can read my review here.
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A review of the film “End Of Watch”
May 8th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
This gritty movie of Los Angeles cops in above their heads is reviewed here.
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A piece of music that I really love
May 2nd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
Enjoy 10 minutes of joy and excitement.
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A review of the new sci-fi movie “Oblivion”
April 27th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
I think that Tom Cruise is attracted to a type of science fiction movie because of the very odd sci-fi dimension to his religion Scientology. However, I doubt that “Oblivion” will do a lot for his career. You can read my review here.
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My seven choices from the Man Booker Prize
April 23rd, 2013 by Roger Darlington
The Man Booker Prize has now been running for over 40 years and I have read seven of the winners. You can see the full list here. Two of them are novels by Hilary Mantel, the latest being “Bring Up The Bodies” which I read on holiday recently – see my review here.
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The horror of the hashtag
April 19th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
This week, I went to see the new Hollywood movie “Olympus Has Fallen” [my review here], an action film about a terrorist attack on the White House. At the end of the movie, the hero – played by Gerard Butler – is struggling to insert a code at the very last minute which will stop a [...]
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