Behind the scenes: Making a Production Logo

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If you’ll forgive me a bit of self-indulgence I’m going to outline the process that went into making that tiny little bit of video. The reason I want to go through it is twofold: I learn a lot by reflecting on it and writing it all down, and there’s a chance that someone else might… Read More

Nobody Likes a Critic: On the Passing of Roger Ebert

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From the joyless snobbery of Ratatouille’s Anton Ego to the unhappy, beleaguered Jay Sherman, star of “The Critic”, the truism that “nobody likes a critic” seems alive and well. It is strange, then, that there is so much surprise and heartbreak all over the Internet following the death of Roger Ebert. He was the ur-critic,… Read More

65: Bend it like Beckham

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Ursa dips her toe into the weird and wonderful world of women's football, deception narratives and Indian cooking. With Spice Girls references, Keira Knightley, football montages and why Jess is secretly a Disney princess: this is Bend it like Beckham.