When I was in NYC I spent an afternoon with Rick Guidotti By chance he had a parcel arrive, and inside was his copy of Wonder - returned from a friend who'd borrowed it. He passed it onto me. (source)Wonder is written by RJ Palacio and I've devoured it in a day. (There may be … [Read more...]
Appearance diversity: Robert Hoge is comfortable being ugly
A couple of months ago people were asking me if I'd read Good Weekend - the issue where The Two of Us was a story about a man with a visible difference and his Dad. I had not seen it, but my parents and a Twitter contact posted it to me. Several weeks later my phone was going off … [Read more...]
We need to talk about Kevin.
I saw We need to talk about Kevin at the cinema with Bern last night - thanks to Mamamia. It's based on the book by Lionel Shriver, starring Tilda Swinton. Such a brilliantly shot film, such an important story. It's a story about hatred and love and blame and warning signs and … [Read more...]