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Hills

Posted on 2017-07-15  ·  3 min read  ·   ·   · 

I’m a big fan of books. The way they transport you away to other places and so on. As repositories of knowledge and adventure they can’t be beat. I can think of no better way out of an existential fix than reading.

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Wonder Woman: A Short Review

Posted on 2017-07-01  ·  4 min read  ·   ·   · 

I enjoyed Wonder Woman, which came as a surprise to me given my growing distaste for superhero movies. I can remember seeing the Superman reboot Man of Steel with its phallic rockets and its boring boring fight sequences. But almost everything about Wonder Woman exceeded my expectations. It’s a well-made superhero movie and better still, it gets to the heart of why these kinds of movies matter.

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Create

Posted on 2017-06-16  ·  2 min read  ·   ·   · 

It can be a struggle to keep writing. I’ve found this happened a lot since I moved the blog. First, there was the business of moving things over. That meant a lot of thought about old posts and which ones I should keep. A lot of the time I thought “how on earth did I have time to write this?!”

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Understated Classics #34: Stray by Aztec Camera

Posted on 2016-10-13  ·  5 min read  ·   ·   ·   ·   ·   · 

The next instalment in my understated classics series is "Stray" by Aztec Camera. Released in 1990, it features two hit singles and the cover is my favourite colour: green.

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Heavyweight Podcast

Posted on 2016-10-10  ·  4 min read  · 

Heavyweight is a podcast about “heavyweight” issues, in the sense of burdens on the soul, rather than the burning issues of the day. It’s presented by Jonathan Goldstein, who was the host of the WireTap podcast. Each week he helps someone resolve an issue from their past. These include resolving family feuds and understanding mid-life depression.

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Mira Schendel at Tate Modern

Posted on 2016-10-08  ·  2 min read  ·   ·   ·   ·   · 

Mira Schendel was a Brazilian artist who was active throughout the middle to late twentieth century. She is considered to be one of South America’s best artists. Known mostly for her abstract paintings, she also experimented with sculptures and installations. Many of her works use text and semiotics to explore and define possible meanings for more abstract works.

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The Threepenny Opera

Posted on 2016-09-24  ·  5 min read  ·   ·   ·   · 

A few weeks ago, Ingrid and I went to see The Threepenny Opera at the National Theatre.

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