Emil Nolde’s colourful expressionist work appeals to my aesthetic sensibilities. Yet his anti-Semitic views and support for the Nazis (who deemed his art to be ‘degenerative’) make him hard to admire. It’s that age old quandary; can you separate art from the artist?
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Out of five backpacks emerged a story about loss and acceptance, told via the fantastically analogue medium of shadow play. Touching, humorous and inventive, @TheBackpackEns’s The Search for a Black-Browed Albatross was an unexpected joy.
The Edinburgh Fringe is a victim of its own success. With so much on offer, audiences face a paradox of choice. Sat in a coffee shop at the Pleasance Dome unsure what to see, I was given a spare ticket to The Search for a Black-Browed Albatross. Problem solved.
Walking West Along Princes Street
As I make my way through the throng of festival goers, I’m drawn to the sun drenched Old Town and the cragged rock upon which the castle sits. A squeal of train brakes emanates up from where once was – and seemingly could still be – a loch. There are few places quite as architecturally, topographically and culturally rich as Edinburgh. I love this city.
Applied ‘Trigger’s broom’ philosophy towards the upgrade of my phone. Same phone, but replaced its battery and case. As good as new!
Facebook is trying to convince people that fake news is not their friend. And yet only yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg admitted that Holocaust denial is permitted. Child abuse gets a free pass too. Facebook’s relationship with fake news isn’t complicated; if it pays, it stays.
Having seen the first episode of Mark Kermode’s Secrets of Cinema in which Kermode deconstructs the romcom, finally sat down to watch the modern archetype of the genre, When Harry Met Sally. Think I’ll do the same with the other episodes in this series, too.
While tonight’s result is disappointing, I doubt the agony will live as long in the memory as that felt after England’s semi-final exit from Euro ‘96. I guess penalties will do that to you.
At the start of this campaign, you’d have taken going to extra-time in a semi-final. Proud of the #ThreeLions. Our boys are coming home. #CROENG #ENG #WorldCup
When something’s good, it’s never gone. Thanks to @Cennydd for capturing this rare moment of unbridled joy.
We’re singing for England, E-N-G-L-A-N-D 🎶 It’s coming home, it’s coming home, it’s coming, football’s coming home 🎶
Round of applause to @ThreeUK for selling HomeFi routers that are not locked to their network. Made it much it easier to sell mine now that it’s no longer needed. 👏🏻