I have two guiding principles in my life. One supersedes the other. For a long time I only had one but recent thought and developments have given a second. Are you curious? Well my guiding principles are: 1. Truth. The pursuit of which is the most noble action any person can undertake. 2. Sustainability. The [...]
I had written a review of Fracture. What I had forgotten to include was that I had not watched it from the beginning. Unfortunately, the friend with whom I watched the film, had just watched the start and wrote me this: Hey, I noticed you wrote about Fracture on your blog. You wrote: “The [...]
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit This film was great. Not in the traditional sense though. You’re probably wondering what I mean. To be honest I’m not entirely sure what I mean. The storyline is seemingly common. Fracture is a murder mystery. The film stars the great Anthony Hopkins as a jailed man who choses to represent [...]
It wasn’t long ago that I learned of what is commonly known as the Pirenne Thesis. It was proposed by an economic historian by the name of Henri Pirenne. Due to his economic approach he had a different take on the reasons for the fall of the Roman empire, as well as a different suggestion [...]
I attended a symphony last night of which the centrepiece was the mighty fifth. I refer to Beethoven’s fifth symphony. What can one say about Beethoven? I am not a musician, I am not a musical scholar, I am not even an avid listener of classical or orchestral music. Beethoven though has the power to [...]