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Opera and Football
Operas end in death whereas football ends in ad breaks. Opera is drama set to music, comprising vocal pieces with orchestral accompaniment and overtures. The great operas are acclaimed for…
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The Fairytale of New York
Once upon a time a girl named Emma was born in a faraway land, called Canada, to faraway parents, Chinese mother, Romanian Father, both finance people. When Emma was two,…
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Wimbledon,
The Greatest.
Wimbledon, the greatest tennis tournament in the world. Says who? Says the BBC, the British Broadcasting Corporation. Wimbledon the greatest, because it’s Wimbledon by name. The other three grand slams…
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Wimbledon and Royalty
‘You cannot be serious!’ The Wimbledon Gentlemen’ Singles dates from prehistoric times when men were gentlemen and wore long togs and diligently observed the Kipling line embalmed above the club…
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A sporting weekend…
One of the endearing Irish traits is the propensity for gross generalisation and wild exaggeration. Take Johnny Sexton, the captain of the Irish rugby team who after Ireland beat the…
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Barbie
Do you guys ever think about dying? That line is spoken by Stereotypical Barbie, played by Margot Robbie in the film “Barbie”. Margot Robbie is a fine figure of a…
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Belfast
There is a scene in the first five minutes of the film ‘Belfast’, a scene which shows things will never be the same again. The setting is an estate of…
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Spencer
After the film Spencer, I had a cheesy veggie burger and a greasy bag of chips. Days later, I realised that was the point of the film, because in the…
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Mission: Impossible
When I was growing up, AI meant Artificial Insemination, something to do with impregnating cows to give designer calves. Now AI means Artificial Intelligence and MI means Mission Impossible. MI…
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Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick—the 2022 sequel to the 1986 original Top Gun film—is about love. Not the love between Maverick (Tom Cruise) and Penny (Jennifer Connolly) who runs the bar where…