Not That Happiness Is Dull. Only That It Doesn't Tell Well.

I've started reading again recently, after a bit of a drought. My plan is to pester friends and family for their favourite books and attempt to read a book a week over the summer. At the moment, I'm reading Strange Pilgrims by Gabriel García Márquez, as suggested by my sister, but if I run out of suggestions I'd like to revisit Lionel Shriver's We Need To Talk About Kevin at some point.

A macabre tale that centres on a woman's strained relationship with her eldest son, the book is one of my all-time favourites and I'm really excited about the imminent film adaptation starring Tilda Swinton.

It's not being released until September, but reports from its recent premiere at Cannes have been overwhelmingly positive and, after watching the teaser trailers, I'm near convinced that this is going to be the movie event of 2011.

If You Lust For Me Tonight...

...I'll let you drive off in the morning.

The fourth season of Skins is scheduled to return later this month and I, for one, can't wait.

The show's website is a fantastic accompaniment, offering glimpses behind the scenes, information on music used in the show and a range of other content.

Over the past few days, individual teasers for the show's characters have been uploaded and it seems those behind the series are continuing a tradition of teaming top-notch visuals with brilliant music.

Pandora Teaser:



Song from Pandora's clip: Toro Y Moi - Low Shoulder

J.J. Teaser:



Song from JJ's clip: Ali Love - Diminishing Returns

Today I stumbled across the full trailer, featuring a track by Designer Drugs, and it's managed to drive my level of anticipation up another few rungs.

Skins Series 4 Trailer: