Mark Cantrell's Blog, page 33
June 19, 2018
Poem: In memory of my Mum, dead a decade ago today
Snapshots By Mark Cantrell Time is cruel that way. The way it takes you ever further From where we stand. You’ve gone into yesterday now, Forever, and we must move forward Into tomorrow, and the day after, Until our own yesterdays arrive to receive us. Yesterday, the intangible moment That took you, now holds you […]
June 17, 2018
Culture: Shakespeare’s life gets written into memory of the world
UNESCO recognition places Bard up there with Egyptian pyramids A UN decision to recognise the universal cultural significance of papers documenting William Shakespeare’s life has placed the Bard on a par with the pyramids of Egypt, writes Mark Cantrell – not bad going for a centuries-dead playwright YOU might think that William Shakespeare has no […]
June 9, 2018
News: Now there’s money to earn in library lending for ebook authors too
Public Lending Right will be extended to cover loans of digital books Here’s one for the authors among us, writes Mark Cantrell. The Public Lending Right scheme offering payment for library loans of their works is being extended to cover ebooks A UK government fund that pays authors when their works are loaned out from […]
June 4, 2018
News: Jojo Moyes saves adult literacy scheme from closing down
Author stumps up the cash to save Quick Reads scheme By Mark Cantrell AN adult literacy scheme that was in danger of closing down from lack of funding has been saved by best-selling author Jojo Moyes. The author of Me Before You has stumped up the cash to pay for Quick Reads out of her […]
May 28, 2018
News: Want some crime in your coffee?
Cardiff to host Crime & Coffee Festival By Mark Cantrell THERE’S crime afoot in Cardiff this summer, so pull up a seat and grab yourself a coffee, as a new literature festival gets underway. Some of the genre’s top-billing authors will gather for the two-day Crime & Coffee Festival at the beginning of June. The […]
May 25, 2018
Quirky: Artist paints image of Charlie Chaplin with an industrial print head
Now that’s what you call industrial doodling By Mark Cantrell AN African artist walked into a trade fair in Düsseldorf , Germany, and began doodling with a industrial print-head. It sounds like the makings of a joke, but it really happened. To the amazement of visitors at the Wire and Tube 2018 trade fair, artist […]
May 19, 2018
Blog: A good book makes its own time
Writers that don’t read are unnatural By Mark Cantrell STRANGE but true: some people don’t read books. Well, each to their own, but some of these non-readers evidently feel they’re too busy to settle down to read. Maybe they just haven’t found the right books for them. Personally, I find that a good book makes […]
May 13, 2018
History: Iron Age cauldrons are a feast of a find
Not just any old iron The discovery of prehistoric cauldrons at a site in Leicestershire offer archaeologists a unique perspective on the feasting rituals of Iron Age Midlanders, writes Mark Cantrell IRON pots may not be as glamorous as a hoard of gold, but for archaeologists looking for insights into the lives of our ancient […]
May 9, 2018
Guest: Horror film festivals
Why their best screenings never make it to multiplexes Brian Hoyle, University of Dundee, explains why film festivals are the places to be when it comes to discovering the delights of horror Cut. Kiselev Andrey Valerevich IN the east coast of Scotland, calendars are circled in blood: it’s time once again for Dundead, the horror […]
May 7, 2018
Life: Average Brit gets more kisses than brews (apparently)
Survey shows life by the numbers Over a year, the average middle class Brit spends eight hours looking for the TV remote, almost as long waiting for the loo, and endures hundreds of rows – no wonder they drink 65 bottles of wine, writes Mark Cantrell. Welcome to another instance of surveyland’s life by numbers… […]
