I was lucky enough to spend a few days in Istanbul over half term. It’s been 25 years since I last visited. It is still one of the loveliest and most atmospheric cities in the world, and I hope you don’t mind some holiday snaps below. It’s a bargain destination right now, thanks to terrorism, … Read more
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Under Pressure: Queen/Bowie 2. True: Spandau Ballet 3. Don’t Worry, Be Happy, Bobby McFerrin 4. Only You, Flying Pickets 5. Toy Soldiers, Martika 6. Blue Monday, New Order 7. Enola Gay, OMD 8. Electric Avenue, Eddy Grant 9. Oh Superman, Laurie Anderson 10. Tom’s Diner, Suzanne Vega 11. Another One Bites The Dust, Queen 12. … Read more
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Non-Fiction Peter Pomerentsev: This is Not Propoganda, Faber and Faber I’ve met Peter a couple of times through Durham Book Festival, and he is one of the most insightful writers on the current crisis of disinformation, political polarisation and hate speech. He is also Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute of Global Affairs at the … Read more
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Contains moderate pretentiousness For the Birds, Lumiere 2019, Botanic Gardens. Installation art work in Durham Botanical Gardens part of Lumiere 2019. Land of Honey, Flying Lotus, Flamagra 2019. Variation III, Masashi Kitamura + Phonogenix, 管渠音がこ Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music (1980-1990), 2019. Fantastic double CD set from Light in the Attic … Read more
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