Review: “Waiting for Godot” starring Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart
My introduction to the works of Samuel Beckett was botched. It occured in an undergraduate…
Month: May 2009
The Pity of Torture
The Parliamentary expenses scandal has soaked up British airtime like a sponge. Admittedly, it’s not…
The Tyranny of Meetings
Yesterday, I was about as uncomfortable as I’ve ever been outside of a place of…
The Revolt on Platform Seven
London has lost much of its swagger over the past twelve months. When we think…
Review: “Another Gulmohar Tree” by Aamer Hussein
[AMAZONPRODUCT=1846590566] Few nations have as an anarchic a reputation as Pakistan. Because of its present…
Review: “Star Trek” starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto
One of mankind’s principal preoccupations is predicting its own demise. The Mayans supposedly put together…
In Praise of Hyacinth Girls
I clearly recall the day when I decided to become a writer. I don’t remember…
The Greenest Generation
The May Bank Holiday has to be one of the cleverest innovations that the British…
The End of the American Era
Perhaps one of the funniest yet most obscure Monty Python sketches portrayed a meeting of…
The Forgotten Commandment
It’s difficult to discern which of the Ten Commandments is most frequently ignored these days.…