Natalia Antonova

Distractions and Excuses

These are some of the most common excuses I’ve encountered while trying to justify to the rest of the world (but mostly my mother), as to why I am not yet an accomplished author. I also see these excuses pop up in conversation with other artistes, so it’s not all me. 1. Wildlife. Consider theContinue reading “Distractions and Excuses”

Oh dear, oh dear

Having been tagged by JackGoff, I have to comply with the laws of the cyber-verse. If you thought Spartan law was tough… Right. So. Five things no one (or almost no one) knows about me are: 1. I dig Enya. 2. I know a fair bit of Elvish. By “fair” I, of course, mean thatContinue reading “Oh dear, oh dear”

Come away, o human child… To be butchered in the wild

“You mean… They killed her?” asked David. “They ate her,” said Brother Number One. “With porridge. That’s what ‘ran away and was never seen again’ means in these parts. It means ‘eaten.’ ” “Um, and what about ‘happily ever after’?” asked David, a little uncertainly. “What does that mean?” “Eaten quickly,” said Brother Number One.Continue reading “Come away, o human child… To be butchered in the wild”

Because Ahmadinejad is doing great things for Persian culture and all

Morons, “300” is based on a Frank Miller comic book – it’s not an original creation by the evil Hollywood puppeteers – get your stereotypes straight. Anyway, since when do hard-line pseudo-Islamic governments stand up for filthy pagans? Oh, right, when it’s politically convenient. I don’t really think that it’s abnormal for people to haveContinue reading “Because Ahmadinejad is doing great things for Persian culture and all”

Because this is more fun than writing my own reviews

Oh what the hell – I’ll link to Stephanie Zacharek’s review of “300.” The world may wonder which character in this computer-generated extravaganza is President Bush’s stand-in — but that’s the wrong question to ask. Yes. But the film has a poreless, waxen quality, as if all sensuality had been P.airbrushed out of it: TheContinue reading “Because this is more fun than writing my own reviews”