May 17 IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER Two fighters - Tyson Fury (Great Britain) and Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine). Three fathers - one eternal, one deceased and one May 17, 2024 2 min read
May 15 RED As Royal portraits go, or should that be Royal portents, the first official painting of King Charles III since his May 15, 2024 3 min read
May 14 IN THE AIR TONIGHT You can almost taste the iron in the air from the aftermath of bloody crime scenes in Michael Mann' May 14, 2024 2 min read
May 14 RED EYES FOR OL' BLUE EYES "He more than paid rent for the space he occupied on this planet." - Richard Burton on Frank May 14, 2024 3 min read
May 12 SUO GAN There are many reasons to praise Stephen Spielberg's unique genius in commercial cinema but for me few greater May 12, 2024 2 min read
May 11 WATER It's been hot these past few days in England and most welcome it is, too. Of course, if May 11, 2024 1 min read
May 10 WAFT HER, ANGELS, THROUGH THE SKIES Sometimes I'm not entirely sure what exact part of me hears a sublime piece of music first - May 10, 2024 2 min read
May 09 EVER DECREASING WALKIES As an example of shuffling off our mortal coil (or should that be mortal collie) it may seem kind of May 9, 2024 3 min read
May 05 SECRET LOVE Once I had a secret love, That lived within the heart of me All too soon my secret love, Became May 5, 2024 2 min read
May 01 STOICK'S SHIP There are probably more pieces of music that can make this grown man cry than I care to admit, but May 1, 2024 2 min read