Here is a poem by a relative unknown with a passion for his craft. The power of the poem is a wondrous thing indeed. It is the great leveller and accessible to all. From the slum dweller to the resident of a penthouse, from one race to another, one gender to the next, poetry belongs to humanity. Long may it remain so.
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You’ve seen them at awards ceremonies. You’ve looked on in either disgust or admiration -dependent upon your perception – as the movie stars and music stars and T.V. stars step forward to accept their Oscars or Grammys or Brits or BAFTA’s. You will have listened as they then callously trumpet…
If you’ve seen the movie(s), then you know just how wacky Austin Powers was. ‘Do I make you horny?’ was heard in pubs across the English-speaking world for months, and even years, after the release of the first movie in 1997. It was the parodic chat-up line. The entire Powers endeavour was primarily a vehicle […]
The picture says it all. This one’s a turkey and demonstrates the importance of having a good editor. Just because a book has a nice cover and looks stylish is no guarantee that the content is of similar quality. There are lessons for all authors in this book and how poor it is.
Here is a Brendan Behan poem translated from his native Gaelic. He was a hearty man who lived life to the full and died all too soon. His legacy endures.
A great track from a great rock band who continue to impress.
Join in the thrill of one person sitting on the back of another as both hurtle through the air. The ‘horse’ has a wingsuit for stability in this free-fall rodeo. Are humans entirely sane? Let’s hope not or where would be the fun in living?
A novella of exquisite content about a Maine man who is lost to gravity and soon realizes the serious consequences of his new life. A light read…
Rebel Voice cannot look at a Praying Mantis without thinking about Cain, the Shaolin monk who went walkabout in the US throughout the series, Kung Fu. In the popular show, Cain was often referred to as Grasshopper by his master, Po. OK, we hear what you’re saying, grasshoppers and Praying Mantises are not the same […]
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There has been much chatter of late about the British Labour Party’s refusal to adopt the so-called ‘International’ definition of what constitutes anti-Semitism. This particular definition has been set out by an organization called the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Immediately, from the name alone, we can see how a…
Weapons sell. We can see the importance of such profiteering in the current slaughter in Yemen in which the US and UK governments are making vast profits from the sale of killing systems to the Saudi Arabian regime. Human casualties don’t factor into these arrangements. Destruction of civilian life is not considered. It’s all about […]
Sometimes you just want to sit down and watch a movie where you don’t have to think too much. You want one where there are no deep existential questions, no moral dilemmas, no angst. Slapstick movies fill that need. Yes, they can be moronic, inane and futile, but maybe that’s the point. It’s carbs for […]
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