Mira Schendel at Tate Modern
Mira Schendel was a Brazilian artist who was active throughout the middle to late twentieth century. She is considered to be one of South …
Album Digest, September 2016
This month’s album digest features albums by Wilco, M.I.A., Local Natives, and a collaboration between Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and …
The Threepenny Opera
A few weeks ago, Ingrid and I went to see The Threepenny Opera at the National Theatre.
A New Notebook
Witness the pressure of a new notebook. You sit at your desk, trying to get it started with an amazing piece of writing. Something worthy of …
I Don't Have a Clue, part 43
A little man wearing a bow tie, and possibly a fez, scurries into the middle of the frame clutching a clapboard. Breathing heavily he hoists …
Album Digest, August 2016
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I allowed Spotify to pick some new albums for me this month. It chose some noodly ambient techno, …
Adventures with Discover Weekly
Because I couldn’t find any albums coming out this month that I wanted to review for the album digest, I decided to let Spotify pick …
BBC Prom 47 at the Royal Albert Hall
We went to see Prom 47, an afternoon prom at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The bill included a brand new work by Piers Hellawell, along …
Album Digest, July 2016
Album Digest July 2016 consists of a bumper five albums, mainly because I couldn’t work out which one to drop. I think they’re …
Richard Beard, Acts of the Assassins
Acts of the Assassins is an interesting novel by Richard Beard that retells the story of the apostles and their deaths. It uses a modern …
Understated Classics #33: Embrya by Maxwell
I give the impression of planning these posts but to be honest I came across an article about Maxwell a few weeks ago and fondly remembered …
