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  • Virtual Realities (Part Three)25 September 2022
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  • Will someone in government please take responsibility?19 August 2022
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  • Old Words #6: Cultural policy in a post-political age (2021-22)5 August 2022
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Parliament of dreams

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    1. Virtual Realities (Part Three) – François Matarasso on Virtual realities (Part Two)25 September 2022

      […] Out of the Ordinary is spectacular, an awe-inspiring combination of musical, visual and textual in a novel sensory experience.…

    2. François Matarasso on The best of us23 August 2022

      And the precision of the language helps fix a world that I once knew but has vanished like mist

    3. Jonathan Goodacre on The best of us23 August 2022

      I hadn't really thought about Philip Larkin for years but then I caught an excellent programme presented by Simon Armitage…

    4. Arlene Goldbard on Feelings are not reality16 August 2022

      Morning! Did you ever read this? Thinking, Fast and Slow https://a.co/d/jaCnwzx I think you’d enjoy it. xxx A

    5. anthonysargent0 on Burning bridges27 July 2022

      Such a good piece François, and maybe you are right about re-unifying. But, but, seeing everywhere around me people who…

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