Iranian trade unionist Mahmoud Salehi, imprisoned following his attendance of peaceful celebrations of May Day in 2004, currently requires urgent medical attention as he struggles with chronic kidney disease. He was found guilty of ‘conspiring to commit crimes against national security’ and has subsequently been identified as a Prisoner of Conscience by Amnesty Continue reading
A modern classic on the strength of the cast list alone, Ocean’s Eleven is a by-the-book heist movie: ‘Tell ’em how you’re gonna rip off the casino, then rip off the casino’. Nothing goes wrong so there’s no suspense and no action. A boring 3 out of 10. Director: Steven Soderbergh……Starring: George Clooney…… Continue reading
‘Relight my f-ire! Your love is my only des-ire!’ Seeing all the excited crowds hanging around the Manchester Evening News Arena at the weekend got us talking about how Take That might be quite fun and so on Sunday morning I checked out eBay and — whey-hey! — bought a pair of cheap Continue reading
Regular readers will know I planned to get the Christmas tree on Saturday, but horror of horrors the east European market traders are slinking back behind what was the Iron Curtain tonight. Anyway. These little fellas, sat in what doesn’t look much like Manchester’s Albert Square, are going for just £3 each and Continue reading
Inspired by the restoration of one of the world’s most valuable books Geraldine Brooks’ People of the Book imagines the creation of the Sarajevo Haggadah, which tells the story of Jewish liberation from slavery in Egypt as described in the book of Exodus. The book’s history is revealed by a blood stain, a Continue reading
