Libraries gave us power – Manic Street Preachers So far in this occasional series I’ve talked about how George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four …
Well, I can think of more comfortable places to rest the teapot, but I wholeheartedly agree with ensuring that there is always …
If there is one thing I have learnt from the last couple of weeks of reactions to the London Olympics on the …
Ever since I arrived in Japan, I have held a – some would say irrational – prejudice against Roppongi. Admittedly based on …
Having been bowled over by ’54’ from the four writers who make up the Italian collective known as Wu Ming, a book …
My pal the Japan Camera Hunter has written this great post, all about escaping a photography rut and beating the blues. While …
Recently returned from a deliciously lazy holiday, during which I swapped the noise of Tokyo for a room with a tinkling river …
I consider myself lucky to have known Patrick Sherriff when he was writing dispatches from Abiko. I was proud to be part …
There is a commonly held belief that in these days of social media, what we do is manufacture content. How many times …
At times you have to escape the city, to see a wider sweep to the horizon, feel fresh air on your face …
So you take a look at the picture above… and then you factor in this: to which you add the latest issue …
