This week: how to make the most of setbacks, why plastic might not be evil after all, and how to calculate the circumference of the earth. MARVELLOUS In my last New Statesman column I talked about how popular culture strike an elusive balance the familiar with the new. In the movie industry, the Marvel franchise has walked that tightrope very skilfully indeed; it's the biggest Hollywood success story of the last ten years.
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
This week: how to make the most of setbacks, why plastic might not be evil after all, and how to calculate the circumference of the earth. MARVELLOUS In my last New Statesman column I talked about how popular culture strike an elusive balance the familiar with the new. In the movie industry, the Marvel franchise has walked that tightrope very skilfully indeed; it's the biggest Hollywood success story of the last ten years.