One hotel. One night. Five characters. Four living, one dead…
March 26, 2007
This is the intriguing intro to the performance of [tag]Hotel World[/tag], that I shall be attending on Thursday night, not as a regular theatre goer, but with press tickets to [tag]write a review[/tag]!!! Thrilled to bits at being asked to write a review for the online theatre review site Extra, Extra!, I am looking forward [...]
Abolition Bicentenary Happy Freedom day?
March 25, 2007
Today my brother called me to wish me a happy Freedom day. He was of course referring to the marking today, of the 200 year anniversary of the [tag]Abolition of the Slave Trade[/tag] by the [tag]British Parliament[/tag] in 1807. Though I understood his sentiments, I was at pains to point out to him that in [...]
Favela Rising DVD Review
March 22, 2007
Set in one of [tag]Rio De Janeiro[/tag]‘s 600 ghettos, Vigario Geral, [tag]Favela Rising[/tag] charts the story of [tag]Anderson Sa[/tag], [tag]Jose Junior[/tag] and [tag]AfroReggae[/tag] on a journey from outlaws to social revolutionaries. In their debut feature, directors Jeff Zimbalist and Matt Mochary allow us to see inside the notorious ghettos of one of the world’s most [...]
Man with a gun in a supermarket
March 11, 2007
I’ve been broadening my horizons and since the sun is out today, and my body clock has become accustomed to waking up at very ungodly hours of the morning, even on the weekend, my thoughts have sauntered around to thinking about [tag]documentary photography[/tag].
Street Photography Forum 31st March 2007 Photofusion London
March 8, 2007
[tag]Photofusion[/tag] are staging a one day [tag]Street Photography[/tag] Forum at their location 17a Electric Lane, London SW9 8LA. The forum runs from 11am – 4pm and booking is £10. This should prove an interesting event. Photofusion are a small [tag]photography gallery[/tag] and services operation with very friendly staff and technical experts there to help you [...]
How I Became A Property Millionaire
March 8, 2007
Peter Jones is a property millionaire, not me (I wish). He has produced a new video that at the time of this posting, you will be able to view for free if you visit the site link at the end of this post. Who is Peter Jones? He is one of the resident property gurus [...]
Finding your niche
March 7, 2007
Finding your niche can help you achieve far more in life and can provide you with the added satisfaction of knowing that you are sought after for your expertise, knowledge, practical tips and advice. Those who are looking to emulate your success will flock to you, peppering you with questions, demanding answers, seeking your input [...]
Stop the property investing madness
March 3, 2007
Not content with prying money out of our hands to buy over priced studio cupboards for upwards of £100,000 that we may have an outside chance of re-selling when the time comes to cash in our investment, London property developers want you to pay their development and refurbishment costs by selling us the ‘Hotel room [...]
EDemocracy – sign petition against street photography restrictions
March 3, 2007
If you are a UK photographer that works in public places then you may be interested in signing a petition over at ye old E-petitions site. Simon Taylor at Phooto.co.uk has created one specifically to enlighten the PM of our displeasure at the moves being made to restrict the ability of photographers to make work [...]
New look for the Earth monkey site
March 3, 2007
After a few months, I have decided to change the theme of the site here at Stirlyn.co.uk. Once again I ventured to Brian Gardner’s site as I saw he’s brought out a new Vertigo Electrified theme that really REALLY caught my eye. I love Brian’s designs, their clean and precise and aesthetically pleasing, as well [...]