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September 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
An Inconvenient Sequel – Truth to Power: Film
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power Directors: Bonni Cohen/Jon Shenk Actual Films/Partipant Media A decade after An Inconvenient Truth Al Gore returns to the documentary form to remind us that the world is hurtling to its demise, that global warming is real, that the global warning has been ignored for far too long and that […]Archive
June 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Nobody Speak – Trials of the Free Press: Film
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press Director: Brian Knappenberger Luminant Media/Submarine/Netflix Ostensibly Nobody Speak: Trials of The Free Press is about the court case between celebrity-busted-snark-news site Gawker and “American Hero” Hulk Hogan. But it’s there in the title and it becomes increasingly apparent across the film’s duration – with its final third focussed […]Archive
June 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
P. J. O’Rourke: How The Hell Did This Happen? – The Election of 2016
How The Hell Did This Happen? – The Election of 2016 P.J. O’Rourke Atlantic Monthly Press As a teenager and then particularly in my early 20s I read a lot of P.J. O’Rourke. At first I probably didn’t even notice his political worldview…I’m guessing that because when I did ascertain that he was right-wing, libertarian, […]Archive
May 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 64 – Patrick Gower
Welcome to episode 64 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys and our brand new sponsor, Le Petite Chocolat – organic and fairtrade craft chocolate from Hastings. Delicious. Check them out…Archive
February 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 48 – James Robinson
Welcome to episode 48 of Sweetman Podcast brought to you by Phantom Billstickers. A chat with Kiwi-born, American-based writer James Robinson. He had a blog on Stuff.co.nz – which he turned into a book. The blog – and then the book – looked at life in America and perceptions of America; the way we, as […]Archive
November 9, 2016 by Simon Sweetman