by cjharris | | life, popular culture, travel, work, writing
Build your author platform, they said. Sign up to Instagram, they said. So I did – about six months ago. And I’m gonna be honest, I still don’t really have a clue what Instagram is for. As far as I can tell, there are now a few different types of Instagrammers...
by cjharris | | film, popular culture
I have a confession to make: I’m obsessed with cults. I’ve been on a bit of a binge of movies about cults lately – from the Scientologists, Raelians and Branch Davidians to the Orange People and The Family. By watching these films, I think I’ve figured out the formula...
by cjharris | | film, popular culture
I’m not ashamed to say I’ve watched a lot of Hallmark Christmas movies in the past couple of weeks (okay, maybe slightly ashamed – but only for research purposes, I swear!) Thanks to said “research”, I have discovered that each one of these movies contains the exact...
by cjharris | | current affairs, popular culture
When I saw The Book of Mormon, all I knew was that everybody loved it – from Oprah Winfrey to Jon Stewart. One of the most successful musicals of all time, the show has won nine Tony Awards and grossed over $500 million. It is also incredibly racist. Yes I know the...
