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The Gardener Inspired by Diet Coke's 2013 TV campaign 'The Gardener' Etta James 'I Just Want To Make Love To You' or equivalently libidinous song soundtracks the scene: A picturesque park on a warm summers day. An elevated view establishes the presence of a hill. This all looks and sounds familiar? PAN DOWN to five women sat on top of the hill, socialising. CLOSE UP of the five women: 40ish, professional, attractive. They giggle, chat. WOMAN-1 turns down the hill to watch som

*NB: This unpublished and hereto unseen review was written many years ago for Exposed Magazine’s June 2023 edition. Karmode insists "spineless" editor Joe Food blacklisted him from publication after "cowing to the will of philistinic money-grubbing advertisers", although Food insists he could not have used the piece because he received it unfinished over a week past deadline. Records align with Food. 50 years is a really long time. A 50-year-old person is well on their way to

“Sit down whenever you can”. Those are the words of the great Leslie Nielsen, carved into a bench at the sight of his grave. introduction When it comes to memorialisation, a bench is often deemed the perfect object, one that naturally encourages contemplation and remembrance. And yet, the names and two dates etched or carved into the places we sit are almost unanimously overlooked; the little information they give only an indication to a life whole and unique; a story waiting