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 #115

1 Spin, spin, spin the black circle

Welcome news about the vinyl resurgence!

2 Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asterioid field is approximately 3,720 to 1!

Asteroids can be scary things. Apparently in 2013 a small asteroid exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia. 1,500 people were injured from the resulting shockwave. Yikes!! 2013!!!

But, this article kind of put my mind at rest, just a tad.

3 Black Panther




Another Marvellous addition to the superhero ranks. See what I did there?

4 And here's more - 17 top movies to check out
Just a click away...17 of this year's best movies and how you can find them.

5 And...action!

Still photography on movie sets - great pictures as well as a great bunch of words.

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I've always loved The Amazing Spiderman. I collected the comics when I was a nipper and I dreamed about being him - he was accessible even though his girlfriends weren't. I enjoy the movies and Homecoming looks like the real deal.

Spidey - his story.

Senses working overtime #114

1 Big brother

Great piece about the lasting appeal of 1984 and George Orwell's world of the fut...er...pa...er...

2 The (shudder) eighties aesthetic



3 Han Solo. I've got a bad feeling about this.

Hmm - the directors have left the film (fired) while filming it. Not a good sign, although Opie Taylor is now in charge. Read all about it.

4 Your focus determines your reality

Great article about the distracted mind.

5 When to post?
Woh - exhaustive and entertaining look at when is the best time to post, tweet, facebook message, email, and so on. Amazing stats!

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This week, I've been reading a book about Woody Allen's career up to the early eighties. Hence this... 

Senses working overtime #113

1 Annie and Alvy

True confession time - I'm a huge Woody Allen fan, and so I enjoyed this film review of the classic Annie Hall.

2 The Simpsons inserted

Great fun. More here.

3 Rock stars
Gotta love em.

4 21st Century movies - best of...so far
Some movies here I need to see (and some I can recommend).

5 Oh Yoko

Fair's fair - very pleased with the decision to add Yoko credit to John's Imagine. If you have read Grapefruit (Yoko's collection of stuff) you will know this rights an injustice of sorts.

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Arsene Arsene, give us a wave!

Fancy some stats on Arsene's 20 year reign at the greatest club the world has ever seen? Me too. Check it out fellow gooners.

Senses working overtime #112

1 Bridges in China
I love these images showing some tremendous feats of engineering in China even if they are in debt (China now boasts the world’s highest bridge, the longest bridge, the highest rail trestle and a host of other superlatives).

The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao, in Shandong Province

The Beipan River Shanghai-Kunming high speed rail bridge
 in Guanling Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Anshun 

The Duge Beipanjiang Bridge, in Guizhou Province

2 Words
Great Guardian piece on mangling words - it really effected me (sic).

3 Leftovers eulogised

I've watched a season and liked it, after reading this I need to rewatch and continue with the series.

4 Computer screens within movies
Fascinating look from the Vox people about how graphics get onto computer screens in the movies




5 Bobby gets a prize
Dylan's lecture on getting the Nobel Prize for literature is 27 ish minutes so grab a cuppa and let your boot heals wander.



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Anne Lamott gives 12 truths she learned from life and writing. Kinda needed this today...

Senses working overtime #111

1 Blade Runner

Amazingly exhaustive and entertaining analysis of Blade Runner. This guy knows his stuff (where does he find the time?).

2 Alien

Appetite whetted? Try this, also from Dave Addey.

3 The Paris agreement

Want to understand the various intricacies of the Trump decision to screw the world and withdraw the USA from the Paris climate change accord? Go here.

4 By Jupiter
Fab video fly by showing Jupiter's enormity and crazy freaky landscape.

5 Wonderful

Wonder Woman is getting some great reviews. Here's one from Wired (yes, Wired).

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Ricky Nelson. I love Ricky Nelson. I was born in 1957 as this was hitting the charts!

Senses working overtime #110

1 Vanity Fair hits one out of the park, again

I never buy Vanity Fair but I'd sure as heckfire buy this copy! And there are more to come!


2 RIP Gregg Allman




I recently raved over Eat A Peach on my music blog and now this...Duane and Gregg, together again.

3 Sgt Pepper taught the band to play

Rolling Stone article on the reworked Sgt Pepper's for a generation who think - Dr Pepper? Huh? What do you mean? (Hi Jeff, if you read this!)

4 Rogue One, Hammerheads and physics

Great article explains the physics involved in ramming an Imperial Star Destroyer. I thought that too, but read it anyway - I learned a few things about physics and I thought THAT was impossible!

5 Paul Ryan
Friend Paul Ryan is walking the Camino again. You can read about him and his pilgrimage here. Good luck avoiding the blisters this time Paul.

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More on Sgt Peppers - the making of...Macca's Penny Lane (mmm - I know it's not on the actual album but Rolling Stone are taking a holistic view. Go see for yerself).