THE POWER OF NO

THE POWER OF NO

Everyone loves a superhero — especially children! First (though we may not have known him so well) there was Hugo Hercules but then we had Superman, followed at various stages by such superheroes as Batman, Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, Wonder Woman,...
THE POWER OF WE

THE POWER OF WE

Thirty to forty years ago, when a child misbehaved seriously at school, the Head would be involved and would take appropriate action, after which the matter would be closed. The Head would not contact the parents; the matter might not even have been recorded or filed....
SILENCE IN EXAMINATIONS

SILENCE IN EXAMINATIONS

We have all seen it. We have all witnessed, either in person or on screen, coaches and managers scream and shout extremely animatedly at their players, the officials and even the opponents and their manager or coach. They charge out of the dugout, throw their arms...
AS BAD AS IT GETS

AS BAD AS IT GETS

In 1997 Jack Nicholson was awarded his third Oscar (his second as best Actor) for his part in the film As Good As It Gets, which also gave Helen Hunt her only Oscar — one of only seven films which provided the winner in the Best Actor and Best Actress category. It...
PLANET OF THE APE

PLANET OF THE APE

First there was King Kong, terrorising the world. Then there was Planet of the Apes, in which man and apes fought for control in a post-apocalyptic world. Around the same time, on a lighter note, we had King Louie in Jungle Book, the King of the Swingers, the Jungle...