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