Sep
25
DON'T ASK THE REASON WHY
But right now you're feeling
Lost and lonely
Crazy to even try
Just listen to what
You'
1 min read
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Sep
20
RIEU THE DAY
When ex-firefighter and Labour affiliated trade unionist Paul Embery, now laughably regarded by the easily offended as a right-
4 min read
Sep
17
JOE AND BETTY
In a parallel universe of Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard (1950), screenwriter Joe Gillis (William Holden) and part-time
3 min read
Sep
16
RAIDERS OF THE LOST HEART
Just a few months ago, I was sitting by the lake in my local park, steeling myself for a tennis
3 min read
Sep
11
SHADOW CENTURY
There's been an unreality about everything this century since that fateful morning on the 11th September, 2001. Of
2 min read
Sep
01
THE GATEKEEPERS
The early days of September always seem a special time of year to me.
There's a freshness in
3 min read
Aug
26
SOUL SHUCKER
Maybe it was the location of Provincetown, Cape Cod, that instantly seduced me while watching the Anthony Bourdain biopic Tony
3 min read
Aug
24
HEART CANNOT ERASE
He woke up just before dawn, the dark night still heavy in the room like a thick blanket smothering him.
2 min read
Aug
04
WINTERREISE IM SOMMER
It seemed an odd yet canny piece of concert programming by the Three Choirs Festival to present Franz Schubert'
2 min read
Aug
03
I, MAX
Smokescreen
There's been a lot of talk of late about the format and presentation of movies at cinemas
7 min read