We had the pleasure of the company of a visiting scholar for the past few weeks at the University of Washington - Naomi Millner, from Bristol University. It's always such a delight to have visitors with whom to chat and engage with. She left this...
"Art is not revolution!" I've heard this twice over the course of the past few days. I wrote in my notebook: Note: the revolutionary moment in art, e.g. Stravinsky's Firebird led to rioting when it was first heard live --> it broke through a barrier of...
I've started reading Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness - for the 14th time. I've never finished it. It's not that i don't love the book - i've always loved it. I get to his camp - the inner station (most times) - i just haven't...
Today i was informed that half of Britain is receiving welfare. Sources? "People i talk to from over there." Let's see...
I woke up to Twitter madness this morning - Oxford Circus was trending madly, but not Hyde Park - which where most of the protestors were headed and (one hopes) ended up. Of course, most of the coverage was of anarchists - both good and...