You know how I believe that comics are smart. Well it seems that children’s films are too. I happened across an article recently that asked the question of how you make a kids flick engaging for an adult audience too. The answer? You place ideas in it. (Are you listening Hollywood?) Read more…
When you think of a hero, what sort of person comes to mind? Soldiers and warriors? Freedom-fighters and life-savers? Possibly the odd scientist or artist?
What if I said that an entrepreneur is a hero? What if I claimed that business is a heroic activity?
This idea isn’t new to me but it might be new to many people in the UK and Ireland, so I thought I should introduce it. Why? Because the popular sense is that we’re all sleazy fat-cats, dodgy Del Boy spivs, or brash loadsamoney yuppies. We’re portrayed as selfish and shallow. We contrast unfavourably with those real heroes in the public sector, who (so the story goes) sacrifice vast pay-cheques in order to serve the greater good. Read more…
