“Let me tell you something I tell my history students. Maybe you’re old enough to get it. The difference between an extremist and a revolutionary is that the latter has popular support.
Prairie Dog Town
The Invisible Man (2020): A Film by Leigh Whannell
You will know that The Invisible Man (2020) is a great horror film once you mumble to yourself, halfway through, something along the lines of ‘I didn’t see this coming’.
It All Began in a Crowded Market
I trailed closely behind my grandmother as she strode confidently through the crowded lanes, trying desperately not to lose sight of her bright orange sari. She was heading to the jewellery store, and I knew that I was in for a boring afternoon. The gold necklaces and earrings which fascinated her to no end somehow only made my eyes glaze over.
Greenwood by Michael Christie
Greenwood by Canadian writer Michael Christie speaks and sings with a clear voice that never fails its author.
It’s Fiction, Of Course
I felt a sudden sense of shame. Along with the many things I had bid goodbye to over the years, had I also lost my identity? I tried to shake off the feeling and convinced myself that I needed some more time. I glanced at my grandfather. Thankfully, he was oblivious to the internal dialogue I was having with myself.
The Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes
Wilde, who shines on every page he inhabits, wasn’t as modern as he thought he was. Foppish writer Count Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac wasn’t as talented as he thought he was. More people now read Wilde in a day than have read Montesquiou in a century.