Come on in, the water’s lovely: what swimming teaches about procrastination
At the pool yesterday, I was fascinated to watch a group of 5-year olds having their swimming lesson. One instructor was in the pool ready to catch the poor things…
Give your money to charity, not Sainsburys
It often strikes me that a good way to collect money for charity would be to stand outside Starbucks or Caffè Nero and invite people to donate the £2 or…
Golf, music, vinyl
Skimming through an article on masculinities, sports and popular music, I had to read one sentence four times before I could believe my eyes. Yes, there really is an album…
Swimming, horses & Our Lady
An old one this, but still one of my favourite photographs – from Malta, November 2008.
Why we need Stonewall
Out from Stonewall, FIT, a movie for schools to help combat homophobic bullying. And from me, a related rant. To help with an essay on gender, music & ballet, a…
Chout-ed and booted
Another cautionary tale for choreographers: Alexey Miroshnichenko’s new (kind of )work for NYCB The Lady with the Little Dog is onto its second score (this time around, by Rodion Shchedrin)…