Annie Kapur
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Book Review: "The Palace"by Gareth Russell (Pt. 3)
This review covers chapter 7 to chapter 12 *** We're carrying on with our review of The Palace by Gareth Russell and I cannot lie, I am devouring this book so thoroughly I might just go back and read the whole thing again. Chapters are named after rooms, whispers are carrying gossip from chamber to chamber, ladies in waiting are also ladies of intrigue, there's so much to digest. I love Gareth Russell's writing as well, it makes for such interesting reading as I feel like I could shut my eyes and watch Edward VI participating in jousts and games in a place like Hampton Court, made for entertainment.
By Annie Kapurabout 14 hours ago in Geeks
The 'Zero Tolerance' World
It has occurred to me recently that the amount of 'zero tolerance' posters in shops, restaurants and cafes has increased. So what is a 'zero tolerance' poster? It is a poster that states that there is zero tolerance in said establishment of abuse towards members of staff. That the abuse will be treated with police intervention and that there may also be criminal prosecution where necessary. I may not go out and about often but I have noticed a massive increase in these signs basically stating 'please don't beat up our staff' as if someone is going to go in to punch in the head of the Starbucks barista, sees the sign and rethinks his/her stance. I think body cams might be a better deterrent or even allowing the member of staff to retaliate in an appropriate manner. People are less likely to smack the Starbucks barista if they find out that the woman making their coffee has a black belt in some ancient martial arts and is allowed to put their knowledge to good use.
By Annie Kapura day ago in Psyche
Alopecia Isn't Just Hair Loss...
I don't know whether I've said this in passing comment before on my reviews, but I'm pretty sure it's somewhere: for the past few years I've suffered with alopecia and it has increased in its charge against the system in the last 18 months for reasons I'm not willing to discuss right now. But in the last 18 months alone I have had seven blood tests, two dermatological scans and most recently, you guessed it, another blood test. So, we all know that alopecia is all about hair loss and as you can imagine, I have lost an awful lot of hair. In my first struggle with alopecia it was clumps of my hair that came out, but more recently it was a more 'drop everything' approach where I would more than often wake up with less and less hair every day until finally - yes, I have no hair. It's all wigs.
By Annie Kapura day ago in Journal
Book Review: "The Palace"by Gareth Russell (Pt. 2)
This review covers chapter 4 through to the end of chapter 6 *** We've covered people such as Elizabeth of York, Thomas Woolsley, Martin Luther and even Anne Boleyn but now it is time to move on from these figures. It is proven that Gareth Russell has done such an incredible amount of research here and the book itself is a fantastic achievement of nonfiction literature regardless of your personal feelings towards the royal family. Gareth Russell's writing and insight makes the book even more intriguing to read as he offers us arguments to consider, thoughts to ponder on and stories of whispering gossip that lurk inside the walls of this great palace.
By Annie Kapura day ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Palace"by Gareth Russell (Pt. 1)
This review covers the introduction to chapter 3 You know how much I love books about royal history. No, that doesn't particularly mean I enjoy the monarchy the way it is at the moment. I do however, enjoy how the monarchs were once, even as recent as Queen Elizabeth II, were involved in the political landscape of their country. So, it only makes sense to read a book about one of the most important places in the whole of England - Hampton Court. The Palace covers the 500 years from its building to the modern day, including all the great and worrying things that happened there over this time. It was intriguing.
By Annie Kapur3 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Hitler Years" by Frank McDonough (Pt. 2)
This review covers (Triumph) chapters 3 through to the end of 5 *** And so we continue with our review of The Hitler Years (Triumph) and thus it includes the creation of the 'family unit' ideology that is so prevalent in the language of the right wing American doublespeak today. The rolling back of women's roles to those that are confided to the home was a big deal because it meant that more women now had to have more children in order to fill the workforce later on. This comes towards the end of the second chapter and then, in the third chapter, we move into the creation of the Volkswagon and how Hitler was definitely trying to sell the idea that the Nazi Party was one for the average (rather) 'nuclear' family.
By Annie Kapur5 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Whispers in Your Mind" by Sandy Gillman
Ladies and gentlemen, Sandy Gillman has written a collection of horror stories for all of us to enjoy. I'm not going to lie to you: I went feral. These are entirely my kind of thing: uncanny, dark and kind of twisted. You can definitely see where the story is heading but you're still hopeful that something will change. Written with wonderful sparse detail and in some cases, even tracking two stories from differing perspectives on the same set of events, Sandy Gillman has really broke into the horror story world with a huge bang. I absolutely love this anthology and you can see all the work that has gone into making it detail-perfect.
By Annie Kapur5 days ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Rock, Paper, Scissors" by Maxim Osipov
As you can probably tell, I've found somewhere to buy New York Review of Books Classics for cheap and though they are, yes, used books, they are still readable so I don't care. Rock, Paper, Scissors to my understanding was written by a doctor and he is, to this day, considered a great writer in modern Russian literature. Drawing on his experiences regarding medicine and illness, he writes in the style described on the back of the book as being that of William Carlos Williams, or even Anton Chekhov. College stories, political landscapes and deep and philosophical character portraits are part of this anthology. It has been wonderous to read something so 'out there' that I wouldn't have picked up unless it was going cheaply on the internet.
By Annie Kapur6 days ago in Geeks
Private Lives by Noel Coward
Background and Context: I first read Private Lives in my late teens whilst I was doing work experience at an independent theatre somewhere in my hometown. All I can say is that it smelt like burning wood inside, I ended up getting sick from what I can only describe as a damp atmosphere and the words 'the show must go on' were carved on a beam above your head as you walked backstage. Until a fractured my wrist, I actually really enjoyed myself.
By Annie Kapur6 days ago in Geeks
TV Quiz Show Brain-Rot
I might expand on this soon, but I need you to understand this... *** We've often seen that social media's infinite scrolling and slot-machine style refreshers are based upon the methods implemented by casinos in order to keep us playing the game (or in their case, using the application). But what we do not discuss often enough is how these same casino-like situations are implemented by television in order to keep us paying attention to the screen.
By Annie Kapur6 days ago in Psyche
