Old Words #7: The Shoreline and the Sea
In contrast to the previous episodes in this series, this essay is a discursive reflection on the meaning of heritage,
Tag: heritage
The Pinning Stones
Portraits from The Pinning Stones by Ray Smith On Thursday, the residents of Scotland decide whether to leave the United Kingdom
Joining the canon
As tribute records go, La Bande à Renaud, is not bad, but it is a little sad. There is a
In search of gravitas
Gravitas, the heavy tread of moral earnestness, becomes a bore if it is not accompanied by the light step of
Cui bloody bono?
The speech of women There is a paradox, acknowledged by the speaker herself, in a woman giving a lecture about
Well-worn touchstones
As you approach the Acropolis Museum in Athens you see the Parthenon’s reflection floating in the dark glass wall of
A small boat on a dark sea
Text of a talk for the Greek EU Presidency conference, “Heritage First! Towards a common approach for a sustainable Europe” •
Naked emperors
‘I want to change, but not if it means changing,’ a patient once said to me in complete innocence. This
Artists did this
At Seville Cathedral today, my breath was taken away by the power of a building designed, made and decorated by
Beyond control
I want the heart, I want the soul, I want control right now Badlands (1978) Bruce Springsteen ‘Shackled and Drawn’ During
Parliament of Dreams 