Category Archives: Film

This is the foreground

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Krendalin

Ooh, it’s June. Time for another (culturally-themed) update, then. Music/radio This post was inspired by Grizzly Bear, to whom I’m listening now. They’ve been recommended to me by a few people. I finally bought Veckatimest after hearing the track Dory … Continue reading →

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Bullets

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Krendalin

I spent the weekend before last reading The Road. I cried when I finished it. It’s a brutal and often shocking book, with a pared-down, monotonous (although hypnotic) voice. It’s also very sad, tender and intimate. The weekend before that, … Continue reading →

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Power of three

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Krendalin

I seem to like writing about things in threes. Here are some more I’ve collected. Bat for Lashes I went to Bat for Lashes‘ open-air gig at Somerset House on Thursday night. It rained and stormed while we waited for … Continue reading →

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Selective snippets

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Krendalin

Twits and Tweets This week didn’t get off to the greatest start. I woke up to disheartening political news on Monday morning. I was ill with a stomach bug, phoned in sick, and should’ve gone back to bed; but after … Continue reading →

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Sunny Sunday

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Krendalin

It was very warm and sunny yesterday. I don’t think it is today, but I’m not sure as I’m cooped up in our cave-like flat. The knee problem I got from clambering down Cadair Idris seems to have come back. … Continue reading →

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