The Sex Lives Of Siamese Twins – Novel By Irvine Welsh

The Sex Lives Of Siamese Twins by Irvine Welsh Prepare yourselves for the ride of a lifetime as the author of Trainspotting and The Blade Artist moves to Miami to wreak havoc among the beautiful people to be found parading their shallow wares in that part of the USA. This is one of the most […]

The Crow Girl – Novel By Erik Axl Sund

The Crow Girl  by Erik Axl Sund Saga is an Old Norse word meaning an epic story, usually surrounding a family or person. Erik Axl Sund is a composite of both Jerker Eriksson and Hakan Axland Sundquist. Both men are Swedish. The Crow Girl is their first collaboration. It is a saga. Sofia Zetterlund is […]

The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye

The Girl Who Takes An Eye For An Eye   by David Lagercrantz This is number 5 in the Stieg Larsson series that revolves around the life of the anti-heroine, Lizbeth Salander. Lizbeth has found herself in prison and becomes embroiled in defending a young woman who was the victim of an honour killing, losing her […]

Scorpions of Capitalism – A Brief Analysis

A scorpion asks a frog to carry it across a river. The frog hesitates, afraid of being stung, but the scorpion argues that if it did so, they would both drown. Considering this, the frog agrees, but midway across the river the scorpion does indeed sting the frog, dooming them both. When the frog asks the […]

Defining both ‘Socialist’ and ‘Capitalist’ In Human Terms

Socialism – a political and economic theory or system in which the means of production, distribution, and exchange are owned by the community collectively, usually through the state.  Capitalism – an economic system based on the private ownership of industry. Socialism – a political and economic theory which holds that a country’s land, transport, natural […]

New York Diner Dope

 Recently I had cause to recall a visit I made to New York city some years ago. On the day in question, I had visited a diner to get a bite to eat and had just sat down when I was approached by a fresh-faced, pleasantly attractive waitress.   The exchange went as follows: – […]