Writing
Notes from the work
Six decades in film and publishing, written down as it happened — on producing, writing, the industry, and the people in it.
Essays
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Death And Taxes
Two things are commonly accepted as certainties - death and taxes. Today I received notification of both.
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WALL - E
There was no way I could avoid the film Wall -E, even if I’d wanted to, and I didn’t. Staying with us for the summer are daughter Sarah and our grandkids, Maya 7, going on 14 and Soli, who is a ver…
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Madonna Adoption
Madonna’s bid to adopt a three-year-old girl called Mercy, failed in Malawi yesterday. The manner in which the global media reported this sad news was both inhumane and insensitive. Journalists mal…
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Stating The Obvious
It’s pretty obvious what went wrong with our economies in general, but needs stating anyhow. Too many people were too greedy. Too few people are making stuff and too many are selling and buying thi…
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