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Giving It Away: Classical Music in Lockdown and other fairytales
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Not racist but.
“Opinion was divided between whether A A Gill was a brilliant writer or a complete prick, as if the two are in some way mutually exclusive.” Continue reading
Save Rhiwbina Library
Let’s learn to love and value all libraries, from the biggest to the smallest. Continue reading
Interview with The Cross-Eyed Pianist
“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
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
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
Telling the Truth
These words were all written in dark, quiet rooms. How can they face the bright, noisy world? Continue reading
