Truck stops, William Blake at the NGI, Blue’s story, Olivia Laing again, and a beautiful version of a Dylan song.
Thursday, April 09, 2026
Thursday, April 02, 2026
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Substack for 12 March 2026
Trolly Dolly by Eddie Mooney, encounters with Olivia Laing, Ry Cooder, Andrew Marvell, 6 Nations rugby and a poor start to Cheltenham.
Thursday, March 05, 2026
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Thursday, February 05, 2026
Substack: 5 February 2026
Silent Theatre by Beatrice O’Connell from her new show at Taylor Galleries with contributions on Rob Doyle, Patsy Cline, Anne Sexton and a morsel of memoir.
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Substack: 29 January 2026
The Convalescent by Helene Schjerfbeck - and more cultural manoeuvres involving Robert Lowell, B.B. King, the Caligula remake, and Honnold’s horror show.
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Substack: 22 January 2026
Catterline in Winter by Joan Eardley plus more cultural and political manoeuvres.
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Substack: 15 January 2026
More tales from the Campfield, Sean Scully’s blues, The Grateful Dead’s roses and a sombre extract from the Four Quartets.
Thursday, January 08, 2026
Substack - 8 January 2026
Turner at the NGI, Shakespeare in elegiac mood, The Delines and more emanations from the Moronic Inferno. Plus diary of a young voyeur.



