BFI 53rd London Film Festival
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AJAMI A collaboration between Israeli Director Yaron Shani and Palestinian Scandar Copti, Ajami tells the story of a Jaffa neighbourhood rife with tension amid a hostile mix of Muslim, Jewish and…
2009
Child’s Play
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One of my favourite quotes I was lucky enough to hear in person. It was imparted by one of my favourite people: David Attenborough, the famous naturalist and owner of…
Hoping Against Hope
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Every couple of months we Sublime regular contributors get an email from the lovely editor that contains a theme or statement that is intended to stimulate us to produce…
Dancing On The Ceiling
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Governments and businesses are letting people down left, right and centre. They have brought the world to the brink of utter financial disaster by unleashing virtually unregulated trading powers, motivated by greed, in the false belief that free markets know best.
My Natural Habitat
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November 09: the Gucci Group – owners of designer brands Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga – announces that all the paper used in the company, from copy paper…
Just War?
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War is millennia old. The oldest-recorded war, c. 2525 BC, between the ancient Sumerian city-states of Lagash and Umma, is depicted on the Stele of Vultures, which shows soldiers organised…
Goodbye Solo
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It’s 20 October, and Solo (Souléymane Sy Savané), a taxi driver from Senegal with a cheery disposition, is offered $1,000 to drive William (Red West) to Blowing Rock, a jagged…
Master Of The Arctic
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It all began with one man’s passion, a few friends and a boat. There was no grand plan to speak of. ‘When I started I was just going to go…
The Original Copy
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On a recent visit to the Tate Modern gallery a security guard came over to ask me politely but firmly to stop taking pictures. The irony is that I was…
