Month: Mar 2023
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Refilling the creative well: 7 great movies
For a brief intro about why I’m doing this, see my recent post:Refilling the creative well: 9 recent reads Earlier in the week, I did a TV series wrap-up (Refilling the creative well: 6 fantastic TV series), and today I’m looking at movies… I realised there were shared characteristics for many of these films, so attempted a…
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Anthony Horowitz on murder mystery twists
Anthony Horowitz is so eloquent and enthusiastic in this discussion of twists in murder mysteries. At under fifteen minutes, this video clip and is packed with information. Penguin have summarised some of the key points from the interview in this article on their website, and I’ve jotted down some of my own notes further down,…
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Refilling the creative well: 6 fantastic TV series
For a brief intro about why I’m doing this, see my recent post:Refilling the creative well: 9 recent reads There is so much great TV at the moment! Here are the shows I enjoyed the most since my last update: Crime comedies / fun thrillers Fantasies Keen for more stories? Already powered through all those TV…
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Does literature matter?
On the weekend my partner and I made a quick trip down to the capital (Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington) to hear the UK and Aoteaora NZ Poet Laureates, Simon Armitage and Chris Tse, answer the question: does literature matter? During the event – put on by Verb Wellington and the British Council, held at the National…
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