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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Memory hole
The most chilling sentence I’ve read in some time. From “Mao’s Great Famine”, Frank Dikötter’s book about the millions who died in The Great Leap Forward.
Posted in Uncategorized
Virtuosity isn’t everything
From Peter Jones’ new biography of Mark Murphy, role model to many a jazz singer.
Posted in Uncategorized
Bullingdon-esque
One of the books I’m reading at the moment (for research purposes, really) is the diary of Duff Cooper (1890-1954), Cabinet minister, bon vivant and David Cameron’s great-great uncle. (You can see the resemblance in the photo.) The early stages … Continue reading
Posted in Class, History, Politics
Tagged Bullingdon Club, David Cameron, Duff Cooper
More strings than swing
From my review of Gregory Porter’s latest visit to the Albert Hall: This might have been a world record. Has anyone in the history of mass marketing dared to perform The Christmas Song when we are still recuperating from Easter? Since this … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Albert Hall, Gregory Porter, Nat "King" Cole
Notebook
Fortunately, given this dearth of administrative documents, we also have chronicles — again, mostly thanks to the diligence of monks. These contemporary histories can help put considerable amounts of flesh on what would otherwise be very bare bones, providing us … Continue reading
Posted in History, Notebook
Tagged Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, History, Norman Conquest
Waterlogged
Cock Marsh, Cookham.
Posted in Cookham, Photography
Tagged Cock Marsh, Cookham, photography