Archive for January, 2022
A review of the new movie “Don’t Look Up”
January 3rd, 2022 by Roger Darlington
Director Adam McKay is responsible for some fine films, notably “The Big Short” which dissected the sub-prime housing crisis in the US and “Vice” which shone a bright light on the administration of the second Bush president. Here he presents a hugely ambitious and often sharp satire of the current failure of so much of […]
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The sad burning of the South African Parliament Building
January 3rd, 2022 by Roger Darlington
I was sad to hear of the news of the fire at the South African Parliament Building in Cape Town. Somehow it seems symbolic of the flawed attempt to create a new democracy in South Africa. But more immediately it poses questions such as: how did the arsonist gain entry to the building? why did […]
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26 people to watch in 2022
January 2nd, 2022 by Roger Darlington
The “Observer” newspaper has done us a favour in highlighting 26 people who will play an important part in shaping the next year ranging from UK politics to world politics and from media to sports. Check out the piece here.
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