A Little Life
May 13, 2018
Hanya Yanagihara’s enrapturing novel A Little Life (2015) finds astonishing depths in suffering and the efforts to make it tolerable. … More A Little Life
Category: Reviews
Arrows of Peace: An Epilogue, 2017
January 28, 2018
2017 had a bit of everything – old, new, borrowed and blue. In the end, it left me in a much better place. … More Arrows of Peace: An Epilogue, 2017
Tom Chaplin, Royal Festival Hall, 12 December
December 16, 2017
Keane frontman Tom Chaplin provides a warm and thought-provoking approach to Christmas. … More Tom Chaplin, Royal Festival Hall, 12 December
Review of Alphaville, Strange Attractor (2017)
April 11, 2017
“A committed attempt to add something different to the pop landscape.” A review of Alphaville’s latest album, Strange Attractor (Universal, 2017). … More Review of Alphaville, Strange Attractor (2017)
Jonathan Pie, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 3 March 2017
March 4, 2017
Driving common sense into smart but obstinate people is enough to drive anyone mad. Jonathan Pie is the angry, frustrated journalist trying to make some inroads. … More Jonathan Pie, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 3 March 2017
Create Chaos to Find Quiet: An Epilogue, 2016
January 11, 2017
It’s not often that I greet New Year with indifference. On the contrary, I’m notorious for indulging in it. But a change of attitude is exactly what’s needed – so let’s begin. … More Create Chaos to Find Quiet: An Epilogue, 2016
“If you go down to the woods today”: early modern social relations
March 19, 2016
Hillary Taylor spoke at the IHR about the ‘transactional language’ that governed social relations in early modern England. This reminded me of a fable by Thomas Fuller about a king who took a trip to the woods… … More “If you go down to the woods today”: early modern social relations
British Milton Seminar (March 2016)
March 13, 2016
The 53rd British Milton Seminar took place at the Birmingham and Midland Institute on Saturday 12th March 2016, featuring papers on laughing, smiling, ‘erring’ and commercialising in Paradise Lost. … More British Milton Seminar (March 2016)
Fifty Shades of Green: An Epilogue, 2015
January 10, 2016
In the absence of just about anything else, 2015 is best described as a career year. But being labelled ‘green’ in October threatened to undermine all that had gone before. … More Fifty Shades of Green: An Epilogue, 2015
British Milton Seminar / Milton and America (2015)
March 17, 2015
A summary of the 51st British Milton Seminar held in Birmingham in March 2015, and the fourth annual Milton lecture, ‘Milton and America’, delivered by Thomas Corns at the Mercers’ Hall in London. … More British Milton Seminar / Milton and America (2015)
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