Panti Noble gives this excellent talk on public displays of affection, homophobia, equality and same-sex marriage at TEDx. Watch the video below:
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I’d add that marriage as a concept as evolved over the centuries and continues to do so. You can learn more about The History of Marriage in the UK in an article I wrote here.
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Antony
 My Travels: India – The Adventure of a Lifetime |
Today, right at this moment, I’m on a flight for the adventure and experience of a lifetime in India.
So how did this happen? Well…before I start, let me just say something about being a Writer. Sometimes you write something, for yourself because you feel it needs to be written and put it out there expecting no sort of reaction from anyone who happens to read it. But then, for some bizarre reason, people connect to what you’ve wrote and like and comment on it. This was what happened when I wrote my recovery from depression blog post. |
A good friend, who I haven’t seen or really spoken to for a number of years was among the commenters on my recovery from depression. We got talking and he very kindly invited me to India to share in his happiness; as he’s going to India to marry his gorgeous and wonderful fiancée.
I’m going for a week and will get to experience an Indian Wedding, see what life is like for Indian’s in New Delhi and finishing off with a visit the Taj Mahal.
I’ve been really excited since I booked the flights. It will be immense. There’s been so much to sort that I wrote a list:
Immunisations
Tourist Visa
Flights
Megabus down to London
Travel from Victoria Coach Station, London to Heathrow Airport.
Travel Insurance
Medication Letter
Borrow a Suitcase
New Clothes:
 Some New T-Shirts |
 New Vests 1 |
 New Vests 2 |
 New clothes: T-shirt and Shorts |
Now that everything has been sorted and I’m off on the flight, all that’s left is to enjoy and take plenty of photos. I’ll write all about India when I return.
Write soon,
Antony
 Jurassic World Logo Copyright © Universal |
Jurassic World is fantastic, epic and this year’s absolute must see.
Jurassic World is set in the near future, a zoo/theme park has been set up on the original Jurassic Park Island with real dinosaurs. Claire Dearing (played by Bryce Dallas Howard) is the Operational Manager, responsible for the over twenty thousands guests in the park at any one time. |
Her nephews Zach and Gray Mitchell are coming to the park to experience it and spend some time with their aunt. But she’s too busy and instead arranges for her assistant to take care of them.
Then a new dinosaur created by merging the DNA of two species, named the Indominus escapes from its enclosure. The Indominus is bigger than the T-Rex and scarier than the Velociraptors. It was created by Dr. Henry Wu and was intended to be the next new attraction.
Owen Grady (played by Chris Pratt) is a Animal Behaviourist and general hero hot guy. When Claire’s nephews disappear after the Indominus escapes, she enlists his help to find her nephews and to try to save the other guests in the park.
Here is the trailer:
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The plot was captivating, imaginative and followed a similar formula of the original Jurassic Park. All of which worked well. The plot left an opening for a further film. Personally, I hope they do another trilogy, especially if they are all up to the same standard as this one. The directing was good and effects were superb. The length of the film was perfect.
I didn’t mind the Coca-Cola product placement, Owen is working on his bike and takes a refreshing gulp of Coca-Cola. I did mind the Starbucks product placement. Claire is in the control centre, asking about visitor numbers and then the camera cuts to her and suddenly, out of no where, she has a Starbucks cup in her hand. From what I could see there wasn’t even a Starbucks store on the island.
I liked the little nods to the original Jurassic Park film including a statue of Richard Attenborough in one of the buildings.
I never, ever expected to write this, and I warn you that what I am about to write is controversial and only my opinion. But in my opinion Jurassic World was better than the original Jurassic Park.
I’ve already pre-ordered my Jurassic World DVD, which is released on 19th October 2015.
Review soon,
Antony
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The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks was disappointing. Although it was informative and a worthwhile read if you’ve ever contemplated or seriously thought about what you’d do in a zombie apocalypse, it lacked any real hooks to keep the reader captivated.
The Zombie Survival Guide is split into sections, covering: The Undead, Weapons and Combat Techniques, Defence, being On The Run and going On The Attack. The is a section of Recorded Attacks – evidence of zombie outbreaks from history that were both fascinating and enjoyable to read. UK readers may dislike the Americanism in The Zombie Survival Guide. However to be fair, Brooks did address this in an Author’s Note right at the beginning of the book. Overall The Zombie Survival Guide is worth a read, mainly for the Recorded Attacks section at the end of the book. |
Brooks also wrote World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, which I have reviewed here.
Review soon,
Antony
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