A Terminal Feeling

A Terminal Feeling

The 2004 Stephen Spielberg film starring Tom Hanks entitled ‘The Terminal’ is a delightful romcom that tells the story of an Eastern European man who is stuck in New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport terminal for nine months when he is denied entry...
The Measure of Greatness

The Measure of Greatness

When someone scores a goal or a try, sinks a putt, wins a point, the crowds applaud. When a singer performs powerfully and poetically or a speaker delivers poignantly and eloquently, the audience is moved to applaud. It is a sign of recognising excellence, of extreme...
It’s Academic

It’s Academic

Schools take extraordinary pride in their academic results. Teachers take great pains to emphasise the importance of academics. Parents take exceptional steps to ensure their child does well academically. It is all about academics. Education is academics, we are...
High Five

High Five

Michelle Pfeiffer is an American award-winning actress and producer who was one of the hottest stars in Hollywood during the 1980s and 1990s, though she continues with her successful career even now in her sixties. Her hits have included such films as ‘Scarface’,...
Brassies, Niblicks and Mashies

Brassies, Niblicks and Mashies

Winston Churchill is known for many different reasons, the most obvious one being the leader of the Allied forces during the Second World War. He also had many things to say about many different things. His advice for people giving a speech (and perhaps equally...