Halina Brunning

What's happening in the USA? Hilary being told to smile more to appeal to the electorates, but nobody tells Trump to stop being abusive!

United Nations? United in the condemnation of Israel United in embarrassed silence over Russia

In a democracy you can attack the body politics but not the body of a politician! This is too primitive for the sophisticated system.

I am glad Thatcher's funeral was not disrupted by rage and anger, now is not the moment for this!

In a democracy you do not need to pelt the corpse of a politician with rotten eggs! There are other ways of disagreeing.

Just saw Passion Play at Richmond Theatre, such a stuffy outmoded play with no passion at all! Some actors were so disappointing too...

Trance latest Danny Boyle's film carried a health warning saying: sex violence and gore. Why not add stuff and utter irritating nonsense?

I went to see the Lichtenstein's exhibition at Tate Modern, must say. I am not dotty about his art!

Obama embodied the preferred narrative of USA and this is why he was re-elected

Did Romney forget the demography of his own country? Was he using last century's data?

It is stupid to further blur boundaries between politicians and so called celebrities. Woman MP chose a real jungle over a political one!

The world is safer under Obama. Thank you American voters for returning him to the presidency. Hope he will be allowed to govern...

One good speech does not make a leader

What a difference when politicians talk breathlessly mechanically one-sidedly or when political commentators talk allowing space and thought

I was in Poland, in the centre of Krakow, on the 1st Sept and remembered it was in my own country 73 years ago that the WW2 started!

A friend said to me: INTELLIGENCE is knowing that a tomato is a fruit WISDOM is knowing not to include it in a fruit salad

I can see that in 1935 Warhol made a picture "Happy Butterflies" whereas Hirst made several pictures of dead de-winged unhappy butterflies!

I saw Hitchcock's first movie, a genius is always a genius!

I was tempted to see the new Bourne film. What a disappointment, after all a trilogy should stay a trilogy and adding one more is a mistake!

Tate Modern: I nearly screamed with pleasure seeing my favourite Edvard Munch's oils. I nearly screamed with horror at Damien Hirst's ideas.