Heaven is not a place guarded by immigration officials interested only in passports and certificates, nor is it the higher class to which we are promoted by passing an examination showing what we have learned in this world. Heaven is this world as it appears to the awakened imagination, and those who try to approach [...]
Categories: Idea
Tagged: Book
I have a book out from the library. It’s a little overdue. Actually, it’s about eight years overdue. I suspect they’ve cancelled my Auckland Public Library membership by now. The book is called ‘The Shoestring Pirates’ by Adrian Blackburn. It’s the true account (more or less) of four men who set sail to establish a [...]
Categories: Radio
Tagged: Auckland, Book, hauraki, New Zealand, Radio
The New York Times says that 2011 was the year when rock just spun its wheels. The Guardian calls it the year of boring music. And while “beige against the machine” is a cute and retweetable one-liner, it’s nothing more than a cheap shot based on a faulty premise: that something went wrong with music [...]
Categories: Music
Tagged: journalism
I went for a cycle along the canal today. It’s the first time I’ve done that in ages. It was a fairly dreary, overcast sort of day – but even that can look nice when you’re out and about on your bike. I took this photo coming over the bridge to the Kings Norton junction. [...]
Categories: Birmingham
