The useful uselessness of art
Everyone knows the usefulness of what is useful, but few know the usefulness of what is useless. Zhuangzi Human beings
Category: Thinking
What is the Parliament of Dreams?
When I started this site, at the beginning of last year, I called it the Parliament of Dreams because I’ve
The mailman’s authority
‘Alert always to “Wittgenstein’s distinction between all the trivia you can talk about, and all the essentials you can’t,” Steiner
Where angels might fear to tread
Diversity has become an increasingly frequent subject in arts management during my working life. It is a focus of conferences,
For the good of the others
‘Inform, educate and entertain’ This week, Radio 4 has been broadcasting a series of 45-minute programmes by Melvyn Bragg under the title The
All I wanted to do
‘This song is Copyrighted in U.S., under Seal of Copyright # 154085, for a period of 28 years, and anybody
Copyright vs. the Honesty Box
‘Whereas Printers, Booksellers, and other Persons, have of late frequently taken the Liberty of Printing… Books, and other Writings, without
Drawing together
A couple of years ago Deborah Aguirre Jones began a project working with women experiencing mental health problems in Bristol, where
Dementia Friendly Arts
Dementia seems to be replacing cancer as the unmentionable disease. Until quite recently, people were reluctant even to use the
Those who get it, and those who don’t
As the crisis sapping the Western economies continues, the division between those who get it and those who don’t becomes
Parliament of Dreams 