by Geoffrey | Jun 26, 2023 | News
Gunfights are part of the western, aren’t they? Gunfights occur in almost all westerns. People expect them. Can a western be complete without one? On the other hand. they have become a cliche. Gunfights were part of the history of the West, weren’t they?...
by Geoffrey | Jun 22, 2023 | News
Hush up what history? Some people want to hush up the history of the University of Cambridge’s connections with the slave trade which is being researched. You might think: why not investigate this? Or about time! Yet those attempting this research have found...
by Geoffrey | Jun 17, 2023 | News
Reform of what constitution? Reform something that doesn’t exist? I mean that we need to update our unwritten constitution. We need to do government differently. We can no longer rely on the assumption that those in power always behave like decent chaps and obey...
by Geoffrey | Jun 12, 2023 | News
Cliches come in more than one variety Cliches occur so often that they sometimes become part of our language, even if we don’t all speak or write like the tabloids. However, I am talking not about words but rather about ideas. Certain themes occur so often in...
by Geoffrey | Jun 5, 2023 | News
The Cowgirl Murders is not a typical western The Cowgirl Murders involves a group of women driving a herd of cattle from Wyoming to Kansas, helped by a male scout (the hero) and a handful of other men. They cope with danger and hardship. They get into fights, mostly...
