Contents 1: Still Doing the Time-Warp 2: Tim Curry as Frank-N-Furter 3: From the Stage to the Screen 4: Brad and Dammit, Janet! 5: The Haunted House Trope: Oakley Court 6: Rocky Horror’s Lasting Legacy 1: Still Doing the Time-Warp It’s astounding that fifty years on and we still jump up to doContinue reading “The Never Ending Appeal of the Rocky Horror Picture Show”
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The Playback Power of the Ear Worm
Let’s talk about earworms -those obtrusive song fragments that lodge in your head and are difficult to rinse out. We recognise the feeling; even if you like the song, it’s stuck on replay and just won’t go away. It acts like an impish spirit like a nasty wasp buzzing around your head or an itchContinue reading “The Playback Power of the Ear Worm”
The Four Cornerstones of the Year: Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasa and Samhain
1:The Celtic Cycle 2: St Brigid and Candlemas 3: Groundhog Day and the Eternal Return 4: The Four Royal Stars 5: What Imbolc means in 2023 1:The Celtic Cycle Celtic year is worth pondering on for what it can reveal: we have two solstices, the longest day and the longest night, plus two equinoxesContinue reading “The Four Cornerstones of the Year: Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasa and Samhain”
