For some filmmakers, documentaries are an opportunity to take a subject that they find fascinating and explore it to either entertain or inform, if not both. For others, it’s an opportunity to learn more about a particular topic that they believe should be seen by a wider audience. Then there are those filmmakers who see…

One of the most fascinating and vibrant fields of contemporary language studies falls under the branch of sociolinguistics and is usually referred to by the term “linguistic landscapes”, a simple but effective way of describing one of the most exciting areas of research of the past few decades. This field is built on the principle…

While we have grown steadily enamoured with his gloomy existential charm and tendency to veer towards the nihilistic and volatile aspects of humanity and its place in the natural world, we often tend to forget that Werner Herzog is one of the most surprisingly compassionate, humane filmmakers of his generation. It may not always be…

We all long to find that one person with whom we are able to spend the rest of our lives. Whether or not one subscribes to the idea of soulmates, there is some value in the idea of encountering that specific individual that is our perfect match, or at least as close to it as…

There is such a narrow boundary between tenacity and being annoyingly persistent – when it comes to Terry Gilliam, figuring out which one best describes his journey to making The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, the distinction between the two is not easy to make out, and really depends on who you speak to, since…

“What we love about music is not that it sounds good – what we love about music is that it sounds inevitable” Music has always been a part of Jon Batiste’s personal and professional life, and few contemporary artists seem to have their entire existence revolve around the art of creation quite as much as…

One principle that I try and employ daily is to live a life so unpredictable, adventurous and interesting that Werner Herzog will one day be compelled to make one of his overly dramatic but achingly beautiful (and occasionally very funny) documentaries about it. We’d all be far more interesting if we lived by such a…

One of the great quirks of 20th century culture is that there were two public figures with the name Albert Einstein – an iconic physicist who made invaluable contributions to the world of science, and the other a comedian and actor who changed the face of comedy over the past few decades, and therefore both…

For as long as it has been a subject that artists and philosophers alike have explored, the ideal version of love is growing old with someone, spending your entire life in their company and having your entire future defined by the person you consider your soulmate. This is a pleasant and beautiful idea, but one…

Over the past decade, we have watched RuPaul’s Drag Race develop from a small show designed to exhibit the art of drag to a small core group of supporters, to an absolute cultural phenomenon, a worldwide sensation and a landmark of contemporary queer culture, enjoyed by a group far larger than the initial core audience….