The Sane Lunatic

My old man reads a lot of books. Often, I get to hear of some random quips, quotes and facts from whatever he's been reading or if something catches his fancy. In one of our discussions, he mentioned this phrase that is sometimes used to curse one's enemies: "May you live in interesting times". It's funny, it made me laugh and it was catchy enough to stick in my brain. Looking at how things are today, I can't help but think of it as one of the most devious curses one could wish upon someone. I have abstained from my rants for a long time now as the political discourse in my country of residence is a risky topic. As a person who wishes to take sides with no party, good or evil, it's in my best interest to prioritise survival, even if that means lurking in the shadows. While those issues have been plaguing my surroundings for a few years now, I have managed to find a sort of nihilistic calm in my chambers. After all, these are democratically elected oppre...

Sonic The Hedgehog is yet another in a new trend of video game based live-action feature films. After many delays, including a main character redesign and a few extra million US dollars, the movie is finally out. It was first meant to come out in 2018. Then something happened with the studios and they decided to push it to 2019. When the first teaser trailer dropped, most of us were aghast at the humanoid version of our favourite blue hedgehog and the internet was awash with memes ridiculing it. Thankfully, the studio paid heed, put the right bunch of noggins together and put together a much more likeable version of Sonic. Thank goodness they got the perfect guy to play Dr Robotnik, aka, Eggman from the start: Jim Carrey. I've been hyped for this one since the first trailer, just for Carrey's performance alone. I've not played many SEGA games as a kid, but I was lucky enough to own a Sonic game on the first-gen XBOX and enjoy watching one of the cartoon series on te...