Alec Ritchie
I believe there are explanations behind the stupidity of the world. You just have to grab a coffee and some cigarettes and try to make sense of it all.
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Be Sure to Feed the Bears: A Review of Two New Tracks from 'Bears Don't like Bananas''Bears Don't Like Bananas' is a new band from the musical auteur behind the immensely popular and now defunct 'Bright Yellow'. What follows is a review of the first tracks from their Facebook page. -
True Blood: Pulp Fiction with a Literary TangIs True Blood merely pulp fiction? Or does it have something to say about society? -
Story-telling and Savagery in 'Life of Pi'What separates humans from the animal kingdom? Yann Martel suggests that the human capacity for story-telling and morality sets a clear distinction between Pi and a Bengal tiger in the Booker prize winning novel. -
Fallout 3: A ReviewFallout 3 gives the player unprecedented levels of freedom. In this sense it is truly a post-modern piece of entertainment. -
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed- a ReviewIn the latest game you are Starkiller, the secret *cough* bullshit *cough* apprentice of Darth Vader. Is it any fun? No. It is not. -
I'm After EverythingExistential anxiety and love form the basis of Counting Crows' 'August and Everything After'. The lyrical work of Adam Duritz is a commentary on love and relationships in these post-modern times. -
White Elephant Christmas Gifts for Conservative SiblingsThis Christmas, instead of buying into the unbridled consumerism that seems to be synonymous with Santa Claus, why don't you give a gift that raises social awareness, whilst guilt tripping the conservative receiver into maintaining it?
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The Politics of Jack BauerAs the global super-power, the United States of America exerts more power over the world than any other nation-state. Does the political thriller '24' seek to legitimise such power?
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The Freer the Market, the Sadder the PeopleIf capitalism is the answer to personal happiness, why is everyone so sad?