Category Archives: Art

Save Rhiwbina Library

Posted on January 7, 2015 by

Let’s learn to love and value all libraries, from the biggest to the smallest. Continue reading →

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Interview with The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Posted on December 24, 2014 by

“Work hard. Learn to switch off. Remember that the work doesn’t lead to rewards – the work is the the reward.” Continue reading →

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Happiness of an incompetent golfer

Posted on October 1, 2014 by

When I stride out purposefully in my sun visor and plus-fours, my expectation levels are near-zero. Continue reading →

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Out of the Paper Bag

Posted on December 9, 2013 by

If there are 100 actors on stage, your eye will be drawn to the brilliant and the terrible – and you’d find it very hard to decide which is which. Continue reading →

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Harriet Potter – the opera

There’s no doubting that a decent proportion of operas would comprehensively fail the Bechdel test…. Continue reading →

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Telling the Truth

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

These words were all written in dark, quiet rooms. How can they face the bright, noisy world? Continue reading →

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