YouTube - a playground for the amateurs, the professionals, the activists, the nutters, the gamers, the singers, the wannabees, the Vloggers, the babies and the cats. ITube, YouTube, TheyTube, we all watch the Tube, via sound and picture bites just long enough to hold the … Continue reading YouTube is 10 years old
The Trial of Lewis Carroll
2015 marks 150 years since the publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Last Saturday the BBC looked at the life of its author in 'The Secret World of Lewis Carroll', drawing some disturbing, although not surprising, conclusions about the nature of this very private man. … Continue reading The Trial of Lewis Carroll
What’s Eating Russell Brand?
Russell Brand - funny old geezer ain't he? Foppishly funny, gorgeously funny, hysterically funny, vindictively funny. A bit funny ha, ha, and a bit blimey Russell mate, you're mental you are. Russell Brand's star has shone brightly, and occasionally dimmed, once or twice plummeting from … Continue reading What’s Eating Russell Brand?
The world according to Charles M Schulz
Good Grief, Charlie Brown! This December, you and your pals will be arriving on the big screen, starring in your very own Peanuts movie. How's that for a kid who could never do anything right, and who never did get to kick that ball. This time … Continue reading The world according to Charles M Schulz
Hang on to your Santa Hat – and prepare yourself for a festive exclusive!
I can hardly believe it but I appear to have achieved the impossible and actually tracked down the elusive Mr Claus. I interviewed the world's oldest Christmas elf a few days ago so, grab yourself a mince pie and join me around a virtual log … Continue reading Hang on to your Santa Hat – and prepare yourself for a festive exclusive!
My Zodiac Forecasts for 2015 (Part Two)
Christmas is fast approaching and with it the end of another year. I've extensively researched the field of Astrology to bring you my horoscope forecasts for 2015. I hope they will provide you with some fascinating insights into your character, as well as preparing you … Continue reading My Zodiac Forecasts for 2015 (Part Two)
My Zodiac Forecasts for 2015 (Part One)
Christmas is fast approaching and with it the end of another year. I've extensively researched the field of Astrology to bring you my horoscope forecasts for 2015. I hope they will provide you with some fascinating insights into your character, as well as preparing you … Continue reading My Zodiac Forecasts for 2015 (Part One)
The Secret Life of Superman
In 1939 The New Yorker published The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, by James Thurber. In this classic short story Walter Mitty, the middle-aged, hen pecked, everyman goes through the motions of an ordinary day, daydreaming that he is, in fact, a dashing hero … Continue reading The Secret Life of Superman
A story for Halloween
It's Halloween, so light your pumpkins, adjust that scary mask and challenge your neighbours to choose a trick or treat. Before Halloween however, there was All Hallows' Eve - a time to honour and remember the dead - so, let's remember the dead shall we? … Continue reading A story for Halloween
Only the Lonely
Maybe your time at university is a recent memory, a distant memory, or just about to begin. If this academic year is the start of your adventure, then maybe you're going because you really, really want to, or because your parents want you to, or … Continue reading Only the Lonely
Charlie's Mum's Blog 