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A classical music playlist and how to listen to it

Posted on May 18, 2018

Some friends and I went to a piano and string quartet the other night. I found myself giving hints and tips like “don’t clap between movements”...

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2014 in review: not enough reading but plenty of creativity

Posted on December 20, 2014

In the same way that every good book leads to another good book, every piece of creativity generates more creativity.

Columns

Dirty politics and Doctor Who

Posted on September 27, 2014

... I went to the voting booth an uninspired citizen last Saturday. It was that election campaign. The whole dirty-shmirty politics thing really got me down. Ca...

Columns

How dare the creatives keep creating

Posted on September 20, 2014

... When I am the world’s most rich and famous newspaper columnist, maybe I’ll finally get that multi-million dollar deal with Apple to distribute my latest col...

Music/Video

Two music videos you need to hurry up and watch

Posted on June 8, 2014

... If you still haven't discovered 'Walk Off The Earth' yet please watch these two videos immediately.

General Mayhem

The Story Of The Human Body review

Posted on March 15, 2014

... You could chop this book in half and you'd have two quite different volumes, each totally interesting in its own right. The first part is a comprehensive jo...

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