One of the projects I have been given ‘Behind the Scenes’ access to for 2013 is ‘The Mask Series’ – An international, colloborative art project which is being curated by the American conceptual artist Shane Balkowitsch. My main interest in this project other than the obvious – that it currently involves 100 conceptual artists producing […]
Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan My rating: 5 of 5 stars A bravura performance, as ever. If you are remotely interested in literary propaganda during the Cold War, this book was written for you. Ditto if you are even remotely interested in love, sex, the battles of the sexes, or random discussions about literary theory […]
Earlier today, I followed the instructions in the booklet that came with my bread machine for ‘basic white loaf’. I hit the button marked ‘dough setting’ and then walked away. In fact, I even forgot all about it, as I sat back down at my desk to work. Then came the bells and whistles a […]
CLICK TO READ Wordsworth knew it. Saatchi knows it. There is no getting over death, no moving on – Comment – Voices – The Independent.
18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done by Peter Bregman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I hesitated in my choice of star rating for this book. I would say I personally got 10 stars of value out of it. However, for a book about finding one’s focus it […]