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Narrative Drive: October 2014

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An account of the writing — and reading, and other stuff — in my life by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 26 October 2014. Krazy Kat by George Herriman. I have seldom blogged about comics, but they've been an important part of my life and I still have a lot of love for them, although I seldom read them these days. (On the other hand I do write. Them) And Krazy Kat was one of the greatest comic strips of all time. You can listen to it for approximately the next month, so don't delay. Krazy Kat is sustained by wond...

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Narrative Drive: March 2015

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An account of the writing — and reading, and other stuff — in my life by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 29 March 2015. Wolf Hall by Mantel and Straughan. I blog so much about American drama series — and I was just about to write about another one — that it is only fair to acknowledge the first British. TV drama I've seen in years which seems emphatically worth celebrating. Wolf Hall is like a medieval version of The Godfather. Lit only by natural light — which in this period means daylight or candles ...It tell...

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Narrative Drive: Mad Max: Fury Road by Miller, McCarthy & Lathouris

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An account of the writing — and reading, and other stuff — in my life by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 12 July 2015. Mad Max: Fury Road by Miller, McCarthy and Lathouris. The (eponymous) first Mad Max movie was a violent, vigorous, low-budget action thriller depicting an Australian apocalypse from a petrol-head perspective. So I awaited this 21st Century reboot of the franchise with trepidation. But, my word, it is just wonderful. What a fantastic film. It almost eclipses The Road Warrior. No sooner has the mo...

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Narrative Drive: August 2015

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An account of the writing — and reading, and other stuff — in my life by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 30 August 2015. Max by Yakin and Lettich. Just to be clear, we're talking about Max here, not Mad Max. Is a movie about a dog. It is sentimental, predictable, soppy tosh. and I loved every minute of it. It tells the story of Max (played by Carlos), a short-haired Belgian Malinois who is especially trained for weapon detection by the US military, and Kyle Wincott. Played by Robbie Ammell). What follows is a to...

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Narrative Drive: Jurassic World by Jaffa & Silver and Trevorrow & Connolly

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An account of the writing — and reading, and other stuff — in my life by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 9 August 2015. Jurassic World by Jaffa and Silver and Trevorrow and Connolly. Jurassic World had a lot going for it right out of the gate. Not only was it based on a fondly remembered franchise, not only did it star the engaging Chris Pratt (last seen in the fine, funny Guardians of the Galaxy) but it had a script by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. I don't know for certain why this is, but I suspect it may be s...

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Narrative Drive: June 2015

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An account of the writing — and reading, and other stuff — in my life by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 28 June 2015. The Roots of Coincidence by Arthur Koestler. I was working in my kitchen the other day, and thinking about politics. As I do. The radio was playing in the background. I was reflecting on a certain politician and thinking that he was right wing. And, at that exact moment. On the radio, they were talking about cavalry maneouvres at Waterloo and uttered the words "on the right wing.". Fortunately, ...

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Narrative Drive: April 2015

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An account of the writing — and reading, and other stuff — in my life by Andrew Cartmel. Sunday, 26 April 2015. Tremor of Intent by Anthony Burgess. Anthony Burgess has written some first rate novels — notably Clockwork Orange and Earthly Powers. So I was always keen to see what happened when he hopped on the the 1960s espionage-fiction bandwagon. Another great British spy novelist. Then the narrative grows more satirical — and acquires a slightly surreal edge — with a gourmet. Unfortunately, by the time...

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Greedy Eater: March 2014

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I want to eat the best possible food, prepared as quickly as possible, and at the best possible price. Does that make me greedy? Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593) was the master of these pre-surrealist paintings of figures formed of grouped objects (not always food). Friday, 21 March 2014. Primadonna Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I was in the budget supermarket Lidl last night buying tomatoes to make my favourite pizza sauce. Image credits: The main picture is from The Eurofood. Website, which looks interesting ...

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Greedy Eater: June 2014

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I want to eat the best possible food, prepared as quickly as possible, and at the best possible price. Does that make me greedy? Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593) was the master of these pre-surrealist paintings of figures formed of grouped objects (not always food). Saturday, 21 June 2014. Public health advice on food and diet is as changeable as the wind. Remember when eggs were public enemy number one? Recommends the stuff, I pay attention.). A hybrid of broccoli and Chinese Kale. Which involves no tedi...

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Greedy Eater: May 2013

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I want to eat the best possible food, prepared as quickly as possible, and at the best possible price. Does that make me greedy? Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527-1593) was the master of these pre-surrealist paintings of figures formed of grouped objects (not always food). Thursday, 2 May 2013. Have you ever been impatient to eat a banana and selected a fruit that you knew wasn't quite ripe yet? The "AAA" isn't a designation of quality. Rather it refers to the fact that the Cavendish is a hybrid with three s...