Beck to the future
This is possibly the most fun anyone could have in the music world at the end of 2102: Beck’s new album Song Reader will be released as sheet music only.…
Gymnastics, dance, difference
A stimulating article by Judith Mackrell in the Guardian about gymnastics and dance. I’m delighted that a dance critic is writing about gymnastics. The older I get, the more all…
Eastbourne pudding, anyone?
Reading about the current search for the definite recipe for Dundee Cake, so that it can get a ‘protected name status’ from the EU, reminds me of a puzzle I…
l’Après midi d’un Fön
For language nerds only: hats off to the guy on reception at the Travellers’ Hostel in Prague. A girl came to the desk yesterday and said ‘Excuse me, I don’t…
The Olympic Park – photo gallery
Had a wonderful time on Wednesday visiting the Olympic park. What’s really impressive is the amount of wonderful flowers that have been planted. It was thanks to Gardeners’ World preview…
Multi-tasking, phones & phenomenology
I never expected to see four fixations of mine (multi-tasking, the dangers of driving while phoning, phenomenology, and dance) come together in a single scholarly article, but today’s the day.…