After watching Blancanieves, a black and white Spanish film, I was familiarised with the #magnificence of #Spanish fantasist cinema (think Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth). Stellar #cinematography accompanying a profound performance led me to rave about the film to friends. However, entirely unaware of the film’s existence, I looked the film up online for them. It was then my turn to be surprised as Blancanieves came up as a 2012 film; the UK release date was almost a year after t

Age doesn't define us, it shouldn't even worry us; however, as time goes by our life definitely changes. Adulthood gives us more freedom to choose our own path, but the caring loved ones we used to rely on so much while growing up sometimes are not able to accompany us in today's #journey. Our life is continuously filled by all sorts of #events, some we can control while others are part of life or part of today's reality and #culture. Some events are easily forgotten while ot

Ever wondered where the common jail term ‘in the clink’ originates from? The #Clink Prison Museum is an #interesting albeit #macabre attraction located on Clink Street just off the #Southbank. This very small #Medieval Prison housed London’s most undesirable populace from the 12th through 18th Century, and is notorious for its mistreatment of prisoners who would have to go to extraordinary lengths just to be fed on a daily basis. If you did not succumb to the general filth an

A great deal of words has been dedicated to the #conundrum of foreignness in #translation. Many linguists and professors have pondered this problem and quarrelled over it, debated about it and written very lengthy papers to analyze it, but all to no avail; the opinions are so varied, and the offered solutions so numerous, that it would almost make one yearn for the olden days when you were either for or against. To discuss all of this in one blog post is impossible. Rather, I

As a huge fan of #Christmas, this week’s #blog post had to be about my favourite time of year. I enjoy most of the elements that make up Christmas but one thing I especially enjoy is sitting down with the family to watch some Christmas films (however good or cheesy they may be). While in town today I was approached by three strangers: The first (lady of Christmas finance) was telling me how she had a really bad day and how the cash machine was not letting her have her money t