Author Archives: odeboyz

As Time Calls

Posted on March 2, 2020 by odeboyz

At seventy-five, the call is palpable No bell, chant it’s not even a whisper But it’s there, nagging, insistent A feeling that events, are going to happen. When it started, is a mystery Certainly not in my childhood Not that … Continue reading →

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An iconic American painting reimagined

Posted on March 2, 2020 by odeboyz
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Stalin visits a Siberian town

Posted on March 2, 2020 by odeboyz

Stalin visited a small town in Siberia. Huge crowds were there to receive him, holding placards of praise for him, the Party and the Soviet Union. In the crowd the KGB spotted a very old man holding a sign saying: … Continue reading →

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Book Review: David Graeber ~ Bullsh*t Jobs: A Theory (2018)

Posted on March 2, 2020 by odeboyz

Freakonomics (2005) unleashed populism amongst university professors. They realised they could sex up their academic work by judicious selection of the bizarre and get a best seller, fame and fortune. Graeber’s an LSE professor of anthropology has joined in. A … Continue reading →

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Medicine in the good old days

Posted on February 27, 2020 by odeboyz
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British Sporting Hypocrisy: the Zola Budd Incident and Others

Posted on February 27, 2020 by odeboyz

The Olympic motto ‘Swifter, Higher, Stronger’ is meant to spur the athletes to embrace the Olympic spirit and perform to the best of their abilities. The Olympic Games ideal is athletes competing in a spirit of competitive endeavour. The Berlin … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mick Herron ~ Spook Street (2017)

Posted on February 24, 2020 by odeboyz

Strictly speaking book reviews shouldn’t be written by fans. After all a ‘Fan Review’ lacks the nicely balanced analysis, which the reader of a book review deserves and expects. No football fan for example wants the ‘best’ team to win. … Continue reading →

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South African Humour

Posted on February 24, 2020 by odeboyz

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It pays to be a slip fielder

Posted on February 24, 2020 by odeboyz

Joe was dining in a fancy restaurant and was secretly admiring the woman at the next table. But he was nervous. Suddenly, she violently sneezed and her glass eye came flying out. He caught it adroitly and handed it back … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Souvenir (Tom Burke and Honor Swinton Byrne) (2019)

Posted on February 20, 2020 by odeboyz

If you’re bored with franchise CGI films, find ‘Look at me Mum, I’m brave’ documentaries tedious, dislike political satire, hate ethnic films, or reading a novel whilst watching a film – reading at the cinema?- then Souvenir is for you. … Continue reading →

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