Senses working overtime #246

1 Terry Jones

My emotions have been all over the shop of late. When the news of Terry Jones's passing broke, TV One news included a clip showing Michael Palin overcome when talking of his friendship with Terry Jones. Got me going too!

2 Look up

Lovely reminder from Austin Kleon

(My inbox featured the return of some old favourites this week)

3 Ten types of movie posters

Welcome back James Whatley dude - he featured this wrap up.

4 Winter is coming (Poetry corner)

From Moon, January

I saw the afternoon
darkly, the gloaming soon
after dawn, each day spent
before its hand left

its pants pocket. Those long
afternoons of summer, the sun
barely ducking under the horizon
before bobbing up, well,

that was being young.
So much to look forward to,
the body waiting to angle its desires.
Winter, that was another thing.

William Logan (2020)

5 The impression of 'am' (Seth Godin)

I am 41 years old

is a very different statement than

I am a vegan.

In the first case, there’s not a lot you can do about your “am”. It is an accurate description of a state of affairs over which you have no control.

In the second, it simply describes a choice. Anyone who wants to eat a certain way instantly becomes a vegan for as long as they make that choice.

The “am” that we think of as permanent identity might actually be a choice, repeated again and again.

Overtime: Dance like yo' daddy
Ashleigh and Adam gave me some CDs during their visit - loving this one on Trainor's Thank You album. Appropriate too, as I joined in the wedding night dance-a-rama.

Senses working overtime #167

1 Be still my beating heart! Is this the best FIFA World Cup ever?

Answer: maybe it is - plenty of thrills and spills and against all odds VAR is actually working in a seamless way; plus - mos def if England win the whole thing for a second time!

2 Trajan and movie posters



3 Poetry corner

Short Talk on Major and Minor

Major things are wind, evil, a good fighting horse,
prepositions, inexhaustible love, the way people
choose their king. Minor things include dirt,
the names of schools of philosophy, mood and
not having a mood, the correct time. There
are more major things than minor things
overall, yet there are more minor things
than I have written here, but it is
disheartening to list them. When I
think of you reading this I do not
want you to be taken captive,
separated by a wire mesh lined with glass
from your life itself, like some Elektra.

Anne Carson (1992)

4 More great shots from Russia (with love)

5 And this one is sublime!

Overtime: Football can be played anywhere!

Check out more of these wonderful photos of the world's most popular game.

Senses working overtime #116

1 Cool movie and TV posters

Check out more here.

2 The beat generation

Great article and interviews with some of the beat generation, a.k.a. Allen Ginsberg's friends - according to Ferlinghetti who is among them.

3 Poor rich Qatar

I lived and worked in Doha for a while back in 2009-2010, enjoyed it too, so this article about Saudi's diplomatic war against Qatar was interesting, to say the least. The BBC outlines events well, too.

4 Rotten tomatoes? Fresh or rotten?
I'm a fan of the site but Hollywood is moaning about it. Boo hoo.

The world's greatest newspaper (a.k.a. The Guardian) weighs in on the debate.

5 So, how about that Spiderman?

Looks like mega success to me! Here are the numbers.

Overtime - Celebrating Warren Ellis

Castlevania is a hit on Netflix. Bravo Warren Ellis.

Senses working overtime #109

1 Melania's view

Fascinating piece that features analysis of Melania Trump's photos that she posted via her Twitter account. Sad and revealing!

2 Cool movie posters without text

More here.

3 I love maps

I have a Readers' Digest big book of maps that dad used to have. As a kid I'd often gaze and wonder. This site is a pretty cool extension of that idea.

4 RIP Chris Cornell
Dead at 52. What a waste. I have been growing old with Soundgarden and I will miss that voice.

5 The Last Jedi
Trailer is here in case you missed an earlier post and this is a thoughtful piece about what to expect around Christmas this year.

Overtime
JFK! JFK! JFK!!

Had he lived, he would turn 100 on May 29. This selection of thoughts from his daughter, Caroline, and her children, is very moving. But it's the photos that accompany the video that got me...and resonate, even today!

Senses working overtime #105

1 Movie poster cliches

Great run through of some recurring themes in movie posters - check it out!

2 Leadership Freak

A.K.A. Dan Rockwell's blog about education and business leadership is something I read often. He nailed it again with this post that deserves a wider readership.

3 Sorry I didn't email you earlier...

Yeah right! Great piece that made me feel a whole lot better!

4 13 Reasons Why

This show came up in conversation with my daughter, Jade, this week and my other daughter, Samantha, has worked on the Netflicks show in LA. I watched the first episode after some initial misgivings about the premise. This article outlines my misgivings well.

5 Jonathan Demme
Remember him this way - great video for New Order's Perfect Kiss.



Overtime
The Last Steps - the story of Apollo 17 - a great little film about a great big story!

The Last Steps | A Really Great Big Story from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

Senses working overtime #63

1 Movie posters

Do they all look the same? 

2 Body tells
Nice piece this on some of the ways our body lets us down without saying a word. I am very much a WYSIWYG person and an open book!

3 The other side of fear

Another short read: this one is in the inspirational reading category on not letting pain and fear stop you from pursuing everything you want in life.

4 Seth Godin

I'm enjoying my daily dose of wisdom from Seth's blog. This edition was titled Shields up and may surprise you!

5 Matt Muir's Imperica
Thanks to a brilliant Olgilvy Blaze Radio thingcast ('cept what's with the annoying piddly music guys??) from James Whatley I found this from Matt Muir. Holy sugar honey iced tea!! It's pretty cool!!

Overtime
Ha ha Boris! What's that sound? Oh yeah - chickens flapping their way homeward.

Britain and Westeros are taking on too many similarities for comfort of late. Great read on the treacherous side of UK politics.

Senses working overtime #28

1 James Bond

Loved this interactive map showing all the places Mr Shaken Not Stirred has visited in his movies.

2 Star Wars tractor beam a reality!

This week's Star Wars related jewel explores how the tractor beam in Episode 4 A New Hope has become a reality. Awesome!! Literally!!

3 Star Wars in China
No apologies for another Star Wars moment: check out this story and video about 500 stormtroppers lined up on the Great wall. Freaking brilliant!!

4 Refugees
This interactive map was featured on Three Things On A Thursday (by my colleague Greg Semmens). It's damn scary!!

5 Moving movie posters
This clip animates the posters to brilliant effect!


Movie Posters from whoispablo on Vimeo.

Overtime: 
1 More Star Wars content for y'all. 
I loved this article speculating on the plot involving Luke Skywalker in the new SW movie (Episode 7).

2 These views from inside the International Space Station and outwards are stunning!!