Earth's mightiest heroes have been a little Thortless once again. Thor has always been one of the funnier members of the MCU, thanks mostly to his fish-out-of-water interactions with his fellow Avengers. But it is now his absence from his superhero pals that is proving to be comedy gold. The first time The God of Thunder … Continue reading Watch Chris Hemsworth’s Hilarious Reaction to a ‘Secret Avengers Rehearsal’
I found a seat with a table and sat down, guiltless for taking up all four seats; it’s a struggle for me to fit in those without tables because of my giraffe legs. I left my headphones on and opened my book. That’s every journey I take between Canterbury East and Bromley South. No matter … Continue reading Returning Home
In my mind, I can see The Garden. It is summertime. There is no blue snow, impasto on the lawn; nor any stripped, quivering branches; nor a layering of black leaves; nor any rain. Only sun. The Garden is square. Before The Bungalow is a pink and grey flagstone patio, chequered like the chessboard I … Continue reading The Garden
Apart from Dad, everyone else was a stranger. Twelve of us, including our guide, were sat in a decommissioned bus. It shakingly climbed the corkscrew road (‘road’ being a generous word), sides almost over the edge, groaning with every gear change up the Honnister slate mine. Slate slopes plummeted away as the main road shrank. There were … Continue reading The Iron Way
“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.” ―Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles It was the year I fell in love with Sherlock Holmes. My The Complete Stories of---my red bible---lay in the backseat of my dad’s Mercedes. We left the long shadows of the … Continue reading The Man on the Tor
Zagreb is a modest, budding city. Our room, on the bottom floor of an apartment not far from the capital's main square, was not. A screen of orange beads hung before a single window, casting a light as dim as an old photograph into a room best summed-up by its cupboard. Correction: its wet room. Wet … Continue reading The Worst Hotel I’ve Ever Stayed In
Finally! The Mother of Dragons (Emilia Clarke) isn't the only one preparing for war in the official trailer for the penultimate season of Game of Thrones. "I was born to rule the Seven Kingdoms. And I will." Fans may have been left with a longer wait between seasons than in previous years, but our first proper glimpse---walking around … Continue reading ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Trailer Arrives—Along With Daenerys
There is nothing in the galaxy—and those far, far away—more tightly held than a Star Wars secret. This week sees the franchise celebrate its ruby (or 40th) anniversary, and Vanity Fair has released the first-look photos of the main cast from the upcoming The Last Jedi, spreading them over not one but four covers. Let’s … Continue reading Star Wars The Last Jedi Vanity Fair Covers
