This is a series that should write itself really. There are so many of us white guys out there, and so many are just complete idiots. This week it’s the turn of 90s Britpop star Noel Gallagher. Noel has made a good living out […]
Author: davidlewis
This Week in Idiot White Men …
As a middle-aged white man I am continuously amazed by how many complete idiot white men there are in the world, let's start at the top.
Review: Sapphire (1959) & Victim (1961)
Two films that have more in common than single words in their title. Both are criminal dramas, both directed by Basil Dearden and both use the format to address social issues. Sapphire starts as a simple mystery. A body of a female student has […]
Review – Back in Black – ACDC
Back In Black was released on July 25, 1980. It has gone on to be second highest selling album of all-time. So let's give it a spin.
Teaching Teenagers – An Example Lesson
How can you teach the same lesson in two different settings: face-to-face and online?
Shelter From The Storm – Why Is This So Good?
Need a classic song or performance explained - we'll try!
Review: Another Year
Alcohol helps a British couple and their friends make it through a year together.
Creative Ideas For Teaching Primary Children Online
Here are five ideas to engage primary children creatively while in the online classroom.
That Dominic Raab Video In Detail
You're the foreign secretary. You have to pretend BLM while showing off your TV series expertise and throw-in a lovely family homely. Can you do it in just 48 seconds?
How to Improve Your Spoken English Even When You Have No-one to Speak To!
Ask any group of students what they want to improve most and nearly always speaking will be at the top of the list.
Review: The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday is a British gangster film from the early 80s which combines some usual gangster film elements with some gritty British realism. It must be more than thirty years since I first saw it, and the first thing that struck me […]
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