Twitter is like the school playground. The need to feel you belong to the biggest and most popular ‘gang’ of which you are the leader. Popularity is measured in followers. If you’ve been away from Twitter Elementary, you feel you’ve missed something. And there’s the kiss chase. There’s plenty of twerty flirty stuff that goes on. You make friends and […]
Read More Twitter’s PlaygroundAs an economics student, I leaned about the laws of supply and demand, and the artificial – not always negative – measures that politicians put in place to achieve and retain economic and political equilibrium. In the UK, the Local Government Association, the collective lobbying organisation that represents all 422 member local authorities in England […]
Read More “All I wanna do is $$$$ and take your money” M.I.A Paper PlanesCannes? Check. Venice? Loved it. Toronto? Well, it is a long way for those of us that hang out in the European side of the world, but if you are a fan of UK film, try to head for Toronto for a ‘film-ic’ treat. This year’s 35th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) takes place from September […]
Read More Fancy a TIFF?As the parent of two children who were both told by teachers to ‘help the less able members of the class’ instead of shooting their hands up when they knew the answers, I am looking forward to watching a two-part BBC documentary that addresses that exact issue. In it, Professor Dylan Wiliam, deputy director […]
Read More The Classroom Experiment: a documentaryBeautifully fragile Peachily blushed full of passion Veined with the pulsing life force Symmetrically irregular Cut three ways mind/body/spirit Invitingly full of promise offering up a yellow sunnied heart Rubbery against the fingers Resplendent radiant and surrendered. © Suzy Rigg 2010 Photograph reproduced with permission.
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