Stranger Things phenomenon

         Stranger Things phenomenon

  Matt and Ross Duffer are probably the most famous brothers in tv industry right now. Last summer they released their fisrt tv show "Stranger Things" which to their suprise has become a worldwide phenomenon. Duffer Brothers who are big 80s movies fans themselves wanted to create a tv show/film that would somehow bring back that 80s nostalgia but they never imagined that their show would attract so many young people as well. As they were writing the script they took inspiration from Stephen King's novels and classic 80s movies such as "The Goonies", "Stand by me", "E.T." etc.
  Since I've watched Stranger Things for the first time last year it's become my all time favourite tv show and I've watched plenty of times ever since, but what really makes it so good that you feel that you could spend the rest of your life watching it? Firstly I think it's the incredible recreation of that times. It doesn't seem exaggerated in any way. The characters are realistically created and the story is a perfect mix of drama/Sci-Fi/romance/comedy/coming of age story which I think is the reason why people from many generations are obsessed with it.

Season Two premiers 27 October people!




https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/ng-interactive/2017/oct/14/duffer-brothers-spielberg-80s-stranger-things

Kazuo Ishiguro

 The 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature has recently been awarded to Kazuo Ishiguro, an english-japanese novelist who has published seven books so far and is still working on some new ones. There are a few movies that are based on his novels, as well as some japanese tv series. His prize is considered to be special because in recent years the Swedish Academy seemed to be using the award for making political statements and this year they tried to focus only on the artist's literary value.
  I came across Kazui Ishiguro two years ago when I was reading his novel "Never Let Me go" which has remained in my memory ever since. I remeber this book as a very interesting and well written. I was touched by the meaning presented in it and by how vivid and developed the characters were. Even though I wasn't expecting to hear that Ishiguro was awarded the Nobel Prize ,it didn't suprise suprise that much, because after reading his novel I had no doubts the author was an intelligent, creative and sensitive writer. 

The importance of reading

      "If you want to write - read!"

  I've listened to a podcast which is actually a bit like a creative writing class. In the first episode the presenter focused on the very begging of the writing process which is reading a lot books of our own choice. By giving a few examples of writers that value reading almost the most in their lives she also explained why it's so important to spend a lot of time reading before you start writing your own novels/poems/plays etc.

  I've found this podcast very interesting and inspirational. When I've heard how those people talked about developing writing craft by reading so much, I immediately felt inspired to spend the rest of my evening reading. In my opinion poeople (including myself) tend to forget that the best way to learn how to write good content is to first know a lot about the world of literature and to surround yourself with a lot of different kinds of books.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p053dxt7#play

Sana's voice

  Sana Hallaq is a young, Syrian girl who is about 10 years old. Her family lives in Atareb, a small town in Syria. During the war she discovered that singing is her way of "survival". She says that it takes her to another world where she feels safe and calm. Since her family moved there she's given almost 60 concerts and she dreams to do it professionally when she grow up.
  Her story is one of those that remain in your mind forever. It moves me how passionate she is about music and how she overcomes her fears by singing. After watching that video I've realised that it's not war that defines all of those people, but it's their will to live like humans, to find joy and purpose even when every day they're afraid of losing everything, even their own lives. 

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-41365564/the-syrian-girl-who-sings-through-war

flash fiction again

  .There is this girl that is always smiling.
She will never tell you what's bothering her for she cares too much about not hurting anyone.
  There is this girl that is always dancing on her own. She seems happy yet the ground is constantly shaking under her tiny feet.
  This girl seems tough. And she will be, one day. But for now - she's had enough.

BBC Woman's hour

              Woman's hour

  A few women invited to the programme discussed some issues connected to gender, colour inequality. 

  First spoke Leomie Anderson. She talked about the injustice in the fashion buisness that women of colour like her have to struggle with.

  Later they talked about the campaign which encourages men to let women take some of their sits in the cabinet so that they also have a chance to take part in decision making.

  There was also a discussion about giving and receiving advice

  Lastly the hostess talked to Rae Earl about the social anxiety.

 

  I was very happy that I found a podcast like that but I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did. The subjects that were broached were interesting and relatable to me and I've heard about some things for the first time which is also stimulating me to think more about certain issues. I've especially enjoyed listening to Leomie Anderson because she talked about problems that most people in our society aren't aware of and in my opinion it's important that influencers like her are outspoken and talk about difficult topics as well.

My flash fiction

She always had to wait for him with dinner because he tended to disappear right before it was served. And he always had to listen her scream because she tended to get annoyed easily. There was not a single day without a fight and there were too many days when no one said a three letter word.
They both seemed bored and careless until she fell asleep one day and didn't open her eyes later. Suddenly all of their old habits seemed to be acts of true love that no one else noticed but them.