Recent content by TheCoatman

Big Dumb Fun is still a form of entertainment. . . I've yet to be really entertained so far this summer. . . We shall have to see if Rise of the Planet of the Apes breaks the cycle on wednesday

Is anyone else a little disappointed with the standard and quality of many of the films released this summer that were lined up to be fantastic. . . 'could have been better' seems to be the best phrase to describe the majority of them, especially Transformers: Dark Of The Moon. . . What do...

Agreed. The problem is that people don't look at their jobs in terms of benefit to the community but rather in terms of financial benefit to themselves and in terms of how it looks on paper when they brag to their friends about it. Personally I enjoyed my time working on a farm this summer and...

Just misses the benchmark. For me the standard for alternative folk music was set by 'Sleep Is For The Week' with it's intensely personal writing and under-produced feel that spoke of a relatable artist who had the same problems the rest of us have; unfortunately none of the follow up albums...

SFG75: I'll get around to reading those articles very soon, they both look like interesting sociological commentaries on the population. The prime minister said earlier in the week that "pockets of our community are not simply broken, they are sick." and this is a very astute observation, but I...

There have been hundreds of arrests so far. . . many of them being young teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18. The stupidest thing was probably people talking openly about looting on Facebook events pages dedicated to the fact. . . several people were arrested in Cardiff thanks to this!

I just watched the news on BBC1 (reminded me why I never watch the news anymore. . . ) and a fellow interrupted an interviewee mid question by breathing on the camera lens (scummy) and saying something along the lines of "Oi! Talk to me, yeah!”. This delightful chap then proceeded to tell the...

I'm also from outside the US... but I didn't realise there were exclusive book releases?

Do you suggest maybe instigating an 'author of the month' rather than a book of the month? That would be considerably more problematic than selecting a book of the month because having people agree that an author is, overall, fantastic, every month, would be almost impossible I imagine; if...

How would I go about starting a blog on here then?

I think my wet-dream of a review for American Gods shows how much I agree, but Neverwhere is also definitely worth reading. I'm directing a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream next year and I've begun working on the script adaptation and ideas for set design and costume et cetera, and I'm...

I haven't read that book, and after looking up a synopsis it doesn't strike me as a book I'd enjoy reading; therefore I feel that I wouldn't be able to really contribute to any discussion regarding it - my decision, after considering these facts, is to keep my nose clean out of it. Hopefully...

American Gods by Neil Gaiman A Classic Waiting To Happen. What a book. It is my firm opinion that this is one of the greatest books of this generation. I realise that I can't simply post short sentences praising the book as a paragon of modern literature, but I felt that such high...

Jstor.org is a very good reference tool if you're looking for published articles rather than a book. . . only really of use to university students, but just throwing it out there. . .

Apologies for my previous post. I just found the thread that seems to encompass all of what I just said. Silly me. I shall stop posting until I'm more familiar now. . .