PinnedJohn DunphyHey Arnold!: The Movie A Tale of The Hillwood Working Class Vs Industrial GentrificationA couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of my very own trip down memory lane and I felt old, real old. But while viewing the Nickelodeon…Sep 30, 2021Sep 30, 2021
PinnedJohn DunphyCravenlogy: A Definition of Fear! Discovered in The American Media:Wes Craven once said: “You don’t enter the theatre and pay your money to be afraid. You enter the theatre and pay your money to have the…May 3, 2021May 3, 2021
PinnedJohn DunphyNeoliberalism and Law Enforcement During The 1980s-1990s: RobcopismPaul Verhoeven’s Robocop (1988) was perhaps the most violent film of (the 1980s). However, I am not going to analyze the high-octane…Apr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
PinnedJohn DunphyFiat Money: The Death of CurrencyDuring the 1970s President Nixon rescinded the Gold-backed US dollar, this was the end of the American economy as we know it. Without gold…Apr 11, 2021Apr 11, 2021
PinnedJohn DunphyTaxi an American sitcom that mostly focused on New York City (NYC) taxi drivers will be always…No matter if you’re an Irish Catholic playwriter/actor from Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan or a (Wasp) cab driver working nights from Soho…Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021
John DunphyHamas and Moscow: Active MeasuresI am not a supporter of the Israeli government. However, the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement are worth billions of dollars. I…Jan 4Jan 4
John DunphyRussell Brand: a victim of guilty until proven innocent?“A mob of townspeople light their torches and go after the new Frankenstein, search every Oxford pub, every comedy venue, every ravine…Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023
John DunphyUighur Island: The Old City of KashgarA Cruel Programme of Intense Subjugation Since 2017:Sep 12, 2023Sep 12, 2023
John DunphyNorthern Ireland: Neo-Colonial Outpost“Loyalist death squads of the UVF ran a campaign of terror against the nationalists with the full knowledge of the British army” (Bambery…Sep 3, 2023Sep 3, 2023
John DunphyMy Lachrymose Experience at Goldsmiths, University of LondonI received my 2:1 at Goldsmiths, University of London. However, the university is very ‘October Revolution’ as many professors do side with…Aug 25, 2023Aug 25, 2023