The first draft of anything is shit. — Ernest Hemingway

Archive for November 2009

socceroos continue good form

the soc­ceroos have con­tin­ued their good run of form with an impor­ant 2–1 win against oman last night.
the aus­trali­ans traveled to oman on the back of a 1–0 vic­tory, but looked to be in trouble after an early red card and pen­alty. oman missed the pen­alty, but scored the rebound, giv­ing them the lead. the socceroos […]

remember, remember …

remem­ber, remem­ber the fifth of novem­ber
the gun­powder treason and plot
i know of no reason
why the gun­powder treason
should ever be for­got
happy guy fawkes day!

‘the crucible’ — review">the crucible’ — review

i’ve always been a big fan of arthur miller’s “the cru­cible”. some say it’s over played, becom­ing a theatre cliché, but i think the show has a lot to offer to mod­ern audi­ences. when well cast and dir­ec­ted, “the cru­cible” is a grip­ping drama with tra­gic over­tones.
the story, set in the early 1600s, is a […]