A YEAR LATER - PART ONE As of November last year, it was estimated that Russia spent $84 billion and had well over two hundred thousand casualties in its bid to turn Ukraine into a vassal state. I suppose it’s irrelevant to count the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians killed, or the …
Month: February 2023
NEED A NEW LEADER FOR YOUR COUNTRY?
In addition to all the scenes from around the world showing people unhappy with their government, I was watching news clips from Kanadoodle’s Iglooarliament during what I laughingly refer to as ‘question period’. It’s not so much questioning as scoring points against your opponents and it seems to generate great fun for the politicians that …
THE WITCH’S HEART BY GORNICHEC
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec, Titan Books 2021 - Lamentably the only Christmas book I received this year, DDD's (dearest darling daughter for those new to the blog) choice proved to be an entertaining read. However, if the only time you've spent with Norse mythology is reading about the overly testosterone-pumped characters from the …
MANHUNT
Manhunt with Martin Clunes, British Television ITV, 2019 While there are other dramas using the 'Manhunt' title, this British series was originally packaged in 9 parts for television, I viewed the whole set on a 3 episode DVD. Drawn from the memoirs of real life Detective Chief Inspector Collin Sutton and based on true events, …
Richard's Left Bank 