Libraries gave us power – Manic Street Preachers So far in this occasional series I’ve talked about how George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four …
Ten years ago today, I sat up in bed with a cup of tea and the laptop, messing around with WordPress. In …
Clothes do maketh the person. We are all ourselves, essentially a blank canvas to broadcast to the outside world our beliefs and …
Last Respects Rakuko Rubin Translated by Jay Rubin An email from her mother brought Mayu the news that Shota’s mother had died. …
The Edinburgh Festival is a carnival of creatives. A buzzing experience that I have to undertake every year. I have seen some …
There aren’t enough books out there like What About Reb, so be warned that when you finish reading it, you are likely …
We love street art and anything that really makes the environment a brighter place to be. Illustrator Aaron Givens recently won a …
The film channel here in Japan likes to show things in sequence, so it was that I spent a recent winter’s evening …
What an entrance! As you approach The Bluecoat Liverpool to visit its latest art exhibition – In the Peaceful Dome – the …
I hate shopping. I really cannot stand milling around shiny displays, being subliminally brain-washed into believing that certain objects will enhance my …
It seems every time I look at the ever-flowing social media stream, I am alerted to the death of somebody in the …
