The resonance of history
About 40 years ago, I found a small treasure in a secondhand bookshop—an old copy of Clarendon’s History of the
Category: For itself
Relieved of duty
Today, I turn sixty. Such anniversaries are foreseeable, and this one’s long presence on my personal horizon was a reason
Holding on to democracy
Yesterday I was asked why I accept the result of the 2016 referendum in which a majority of English and
‘The spirit is gone’
Every month for almost 20 years, a memo about cultural policy and administration has been sent by email from the
If not now, when?
My father and grandfather survived the Shoah, thanks to the Greek resistance. My grandmother survived because she was Christian. Millions,
A restless art
It’s been a while since I added anything to this site, partly because of the holidays and partly because I’ve
From Newspeak to Nonspeak
General elections don’t happen very often so it’s odd that this one should be so dull. The campaign has slipped
Music matters
• There’s so much to say about this film that it’s better to say nothing, except that it reminds of
Sing out your bile
In Finland when a lot of people start complaining they might be called a ‘valituskuoro’, or a Complaints Choir. Two
Who is the artist here?
Zoe Spawton is a 30 year old Australian working in a Berlin café. Ali Akdeniz is an 85 year old
