by Graeme Cumming | Sep 17, 2023 | Events, General |
As ever, I’m behind. Life does have a way of distracting me – and that’s without the added help of social media. Anyway, having flagged up that I was attending the Tales on Trent Multi-Genre Author Event the weekend before last, I’ve barely had... by Graeme Cumming | Aug 28, 2023 | Events |
The last few years have been strange. COVID-19 took its toll on everyone in one way or another. From a health point of view, I got off quite lightly – a week of feeling as crap as I usually do if I’ve got a bad cold. That said, the timing of it meant I... by Graeme Cumming | Aug 17, 2023 | Movies, Nostalgia |
In case you didn’t watch it, the trailer for Barbie says: If you love Barbie, this movie is for you. If you hate Barbie, this movie is for you. Which does beg the question: what if you’re indifferent to Barbie? It was the first thing that popped... by Graeme Cumming | Aug 6, 2023 | General |
It’d be unfair to say I was dragged kicking and screaming to Oppenheimer. But it would be fair to say it wasn’t high on my list of must-see movies. Having said that, there aren’t that many movies out at the moment that I do want to see. The school... by Graeme Cumming | Aug 3, 2023 | General, Movies |
While I was at Harrogate Crime Festival, I attended an interview with Lee Child and his brother Andrew, who’s taken over as author of the Jack Reacher books. The interview helped explain the rationale behind that move, and I found it reassuring. I’d been... by Graeme Cumming | Aug 1, 2023 | Events, General, Literary Festivals |
About a week and a half ago I posted, with some excitement, that I was about to head off to Harrogate for the Crime Festival. Since I returned, life has been a little hectic, so it’s only today that I’ve had time to properly reflect on the experience. In...