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Dialectic thought is an attempt to break through the coercion of logic by its own means.

If you haven't already guessed, I'm a sucker for photographs featuring odd angles, and am forever drawn to boats. So when I managed to fuse the two in a harmonious rhapsody, I am a happy fellow indeed. So today I present to you a rat's eye view of the fine brigantine, Windeward Bound . I was intrigued to find some raised eyebrows the other day when I expressed disdain for the work of one K. Hepburn. I’ve always found her a dull and interminable actor, forever locked into playing the same feisty, offbeat scallywag. Now, I appreciate her bucking the norm, but a combination of red hair and that frankly grating toff accent firmly puts her in my “can’t stand” pile, and they fact that such an elitist shrew acts as some kind of cynosure for “strong women” displeases me. In honour of Dame Katherine, I wish to begin a Katie Hepburn Dis honour Role of sacred cows. Some time ago , I entered into the dangerous territory of naming and shaming people or creative endeavours that annoy m...

Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates.

Henry, Ezra, Myself and Werner Herzog (the source of today's title) are all men not afraid of making the odd controversial and inflammatory assertion. As evidenced by the Itsy Bitsy furore, I'm happy to throw the cat amongst the pigeons and lock the gate for my own amusement. I thought that it might be fun to throw out to the crowd ten more outlandish beliefs that have got me into trouble over the past few years. You might even agree with me, or indeed have your own sacred cow to slay in the comments. Feel free to share. After the Beatles split up, Paul McCartney's solo work stacks up more favourably than John Lennon's. Dr Suess's books are tremendously ordinary . I don't think that Barack Obama is entirely sincere. Ian Curtis probably did the world of music a favour. The Dalai Lama is annoying. Robert De Niro equals "one trick pony". New gaming systems (Wii; Xbox, PS3) are infinitely better than the old ones (Atari 2600; Sega Master System; Super Nin...