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I live in London with a small black cat. I have worked as a teacher, an advertising executive and as a publisher, but have recently decided to take the plunge and go freelance, as well as participating on sites such as Helium. Over the years I have contributed

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Entertainment > Movie Genres Top five movies of all time: 1 of 145
I'm a real film fanatic, and almost every film I see holds some magnificent moment for me. Don't be fooled by the list below, I've seen Citizen Kane, I've seen The Seventh Seal. I've seen any number of obscure arthouse films. On the whole, they don't make my top list, and the reason is simple. For all the critical posturing a... More..
Arts & Humanities > Theater & Drama Are standing ovations becoming overused by theater audiences?: 1 of 43
The lights come up at the end of an evening live theatre. The cast returns to the stage to enjoy a well-deserved and lengthy round of applause. There are probably a couple of curtain calls, the cast usually directs the applause to any musicians lurking in the orchestra pit or visible in the wings. All jolly good fun.Except, s... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: 1 of 40
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - it sounds like a computer game, doesn't it? Which is odd, as the many computer games based on Harrison Ford's iconic archaeologist have tended to have fairly sensible titles not too far removed from the original trilogy of films. When rumours of a fourth Indy film began to ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Are books an outdated form of entertainment: 1 of 37
Technology continues to bustle along at a bewildering pace. Anyone remember Betamax? Cassette tapes? VHS? Minidiscs? Laserdiscs? When was the last time an amateur photographer even considered buying a non-digital camera? You can't even buy Polaroid cameras any more, and they're rapidly becoming collectors' items. Is it now th... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Process (Other) Best ways to organize your written work in your computer: 1 of 17
Good organisation is supposed to be one of the many essentials for success in life. Post-It notes, different colour highlighters, card dividers in your ring binders, actually having a stapler in your drawer, these are the hallmarks of an organised person in the office. But what are the best ways to organise written work in yo... More..
Entertainment > Movie Remakes & Adaptations The best movie adaptations of Shakespeare's plays: 1 of 16
There have been so many film adapations of Shakespeare's plays, either explicitly or in a loose 'updated' sense, that it's often tough to separate the wheat (Kenneth Branagh's 1996 Hamlet) from the chaff (Mel Gibson's slightly earlier attempt), the straight adaptations (Romeo + Juliet) to the quirky updates (Ten Things I Hate... More..
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Book reviews: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling: 1 of 15
So, a new Harry Potter novel. Once again, the publishing and bookselling industry is pushed to the point of collapse to accomodate the insane media-whipped frenzy to acquire the latest brick-thick installment in the moppet wizard's education.Was it worth it? Is it ever? Well, let's see, and I'll keep it free from major spoile... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Angels & Demons: 1 of 15
When I moved to London five years ago, every tiresome person I met had a copy of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code in their hand. "It lifts the lid on the Catholic Church," they'd tell me, staring at my right ear, "Seriously, it explains so much." "Yeah?" I said dubiously. "Like what?" "Everything! Sort of... whoooahhhh... whooo... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy How to continue your child's education through the summer months: 5 of 72
Why should you aim to continue your child's education during the summer months? The truth is that parents often underestimate how damaging the long summer holidays can be for a child's education. Children can 'lose' a frightening of amount of what they have learned in the previous academic year, returning to school very rusty... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews The best of 2009: TV shows: 1 of 11
As we reach the end of the first decade of the new century, the TV landscape has been changed beyond all recognition from its 1999 form. Find below some overviews of the best and the hottest TV shows of 2009, in no particular order, naturally. 1) Doctor Who. Ever since David Tennant took on the part of the tenth Doctor in the... More..