Senses working overtime #107

1 Wonder

I have a file in my brain labelled 'Wonder'. It's a miscellany of images, memories, books, poems, films, sounds. Wondrous-ness is very much a valued commodity in my brain. So I enjoyed reading this piece about how wonder works.

2 Stunning interactive mini-sites

My colleague, Greg Semmens, at Woodford House, would love this one from the creative BBC people.

3 Big Big Train
I'm a big big fan of Big Big Train - take a listen to their brand new song, and you will be too.




4 Marvel movies ranked
I'm a sucker for these kind of lists. Here are the 15 Marvel movies (so far), ranked from worst to best. 

5 Star Wars
Interesting analysis of the Rogue One and Force Awakens screenplays. I know, but this guy delivers his messages well and loves Star Wars as a thing, so...hang in there.




Overtime
1 Hari Georgeson and Slowhand play Taxman. Sharp!



2 Macca on one of my fav Beatle solo albums - Ram.



3 Blade Runner 2049 

Senses working overtime #97

1 Uncle Walt

It seems the great Walt Whitman wrote a novel called Life and Adventures of Jack Engle. This is the story of how it was eventually found. In 2016!

2 World's first flying car!
Here it is - the world's first commercial flying car goes on sale. The road to the future!

3 Ar McCain...
I'm no fan of John McCain but I love this rebuke and warning for Donald Trump.

4 This week in geography
The wonderful people at National Geographic have done it again! Great multi room look at the week in geographic terms.

5 The Knights of Ren

The big reveal about the mysterious group in The Force Awakens.

Overtime
The creative habits of some great creatives (Einstein, Picasso, Mozart)

Senses working overtime #55

1 Seinfeld

Where are the cast members now from the greatest show ever made on TV (official)?

2 Civil War 
Great run down on the state of the civil war between Captain America and Iron Man.

3 Head case
Wowsers!! I told my Year 13 class about this story - an Italian neurosurgeon who claims he's ready to do the world's first head transplant! Yes - you read that right! 

You would not believe how much discussion it generated in class! 

4 The Force Awakens
Great read that reappraises JJ Abrams' addition to the Star Wars movie universe.

5 Ships Have Sailed

A bit racy this one but it comes from my latest follower on Twitter. I really like the song, Drive - melodic pop is my thing!

Overtime: Star Wars Virgin
Another great article from the Vox people. Scroll down and read the guesses and actualities sections.

Senses working overtime #38

Still dominating my thinking!

1 Logos
A cool Vox video on logos.

2 White House photographer sparkles
Some great images from Pete Souza.

3 Surreal Waves
Some amazing photos features waves in all their majestic and brutal forms.

4 President Obama
As you can tell from number 2, I'm a big fan of POTUS (and FLOTUS). This montage of videos shows more reasons why they are so cool!

5 Star Wars
News of the next load of Star Wars movies - ex-cite-ing!!!

Overtime: Star Wars
Hey I can't get enough right now! This is a cool look at the novelisation of The Force Awakens and what it reveals about the plotlines to come.

Senses working overtime #36

This week's senses are devoted to Star Wars in general and The Force Awakens in particular because it is awesome. Beyond awesome. Whatever the word for 'beyond awesome' is - that's what describes The Force Awakens!

What a film! Perfect in so many ways.

1 The appeal
Why do we love Star Wars so much? This article aims to sum up some explanations.

2 The myths
I love the fact that SW taps into the rich history of myths and arechetypes. 

3 The review
Everyone seems to be saying the same things about the new film. Not sure if there's even one negative review out there. I particularly liked this one from The Guardian.

4 The biz
Disney own Lucasfilm and Star Wars now so the film's even more of a marketing giant than before.



5 The Greedo incident
I loved this one - analysis of Han Solo's preemptive strike against the bounty hunter, Greedo, in Episode 4.

Overtime
This guy is nuts (technical term!)

Great overview piece provides another bonus!

Senses working overtime #35

1 Scott Weiland
This is a sobering piece, written by Mary Forsberg, his second wife and the mother of Scott's two teenage children. He died on his tour bus but in reality he'd been busy dying for years. Sad.

2 Star Wars NFL mash up

Check out these great helmets in Star Wars themes.

3 Speaking of space
Loved this article in The Guardian about life on the ISS (that's International Space Station).

4 The Force Awakens

The Guardian review says it all and it's spoiler free!

5 Bowie
Like a lot of people, I enjoy watching how Bowie morphs his image.

6 London
My senses have been overwhelmed by being back in London this week. So many sights, sounds, body spam,  and mmm - smells to delight in. As for taste - who knew that you could get gluten free bread that tasted sensational?

The Artisan Gluten Free Bakery in Upper St (Highbury Islington where I'm staying) makes the most unbelievably awesome gluten free breads.