I spend so much time looking at life’s darkest sides, it gives me immense pleasure to say this is the most delightful film I’ve seen in years. It’s funny, sad, intelligent, grown up, quintessentially English – except when it’s Irish … Read More »
One nation is circling the planet with hundreds of military bases, continually working to destroy any nation who disobeys it, and has spent the 21st century killing people by the millions. It isn’t Russia. It isn’t China. You have to … Read More »
John wrote this in Rishikesh for Prudence Farrow, sister of Mia (aka Mrs Sinatra newly divorced, Mrs Previn in waiting and, most toxically, Mrs Allen in the dim and distant). Prudence was, in Mr Lennon’s opinion, spending too much time … Read More »
Rye, East Sussex, looking down the hill and northward from St Mary’s Church . On this site you don’t just get unerring political analysis leavened with travelogue and stunning nature shots. Oh no. You also get literary debate. To my … Read More »
Like most of my generation I’m a flat out Beatles fan. See The Fab Four: a very personal view. That post segues into a video of classical composer Howard Goodall, a gifted communicator of music’s more technical aspects to lay … Read More »
Mike at a Papa Soul bash … Read More »
The most revolutionary thing we can do is always proclaim loudly what is happening Speaking of Rosa, early Xmas shoppers, methodically placing ticks against the names on their prezzie lists, might consider this gem from cartoonist and writer Kate … Read More »
Despite its being (a) preposterous, (b) amoral and (c) reactionary in more ways than I’ve time to spell out, I’m a huge fan of Peaky Blinders. Larger than life characterisations by actors at the top of their game, edge-of-seat melodrama, … Read More »
From Rostov-on-Don … And quiet purred the Don …