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Time

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First there was sidereal time, the cold time of stars and rings and churning space, charted by the ancients, drawn down by Galen and informing Dante; then Newtonian time, for want of a better description, when our blind watchmaker automates … Continue reading

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To see Ourselves as Others See Us

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The lines from Robert Burns’ poem To a Louse ‘O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us, To see oursels as ithers see us!’ sprang to mind recently when visiting the British Museum’s FREE display What is Europe, A View From … Continue reading

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Nevinson at the British Museum…. Last Chance to See

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One of the British artists who feature in the Tate’s Aftermath: Art in the Wake of World War One exhibition (see Aftermath) is CRW Nevinson (1889 – 1946). His Paths of Glory is, alongside Gassed by John Singer Sergeant and … Continue reading

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Interested Parties I

Interested party (noun) – any of the people or organizations who may be affected by a situation, or who are hoping to make money out of a situation (Cambridge English Dictionary) There have been quite a lot of people speaking out on Brexit and how a ‘No Deal’ could be such … Continue reading

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The Silver Rings

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Drum roll!  This is a Story Bazaar announcement. The second and final book in the Al Andalus series, the sequel to Reconquista, will be published later this year, just in time for Christmas.  The final section of The Silver Rings, … Continue reading