Doing nothing in Arts, and then some!
They say that you can’t, or shouldn’t, judge a book by its cover (a theory I don’t entirely agree with), and I suppose the same can be said for the title, but… Read More ›
New books
Elvis returns, music from a ruined city, and other loud things in Arts
Music, New books, Rare Books & Arts:
Return of the King : Elvis Presley’s great comeback by Gillian G. Gaar Elvis Presley had more comebacks throughout his glorious career than Nellie Melba had farewells, some more successful… Read More ›
All the world’s a stage, and screen!
New books, Performing Arts, Rare Books & Arts:
Am I giving away my age if I say that I grew up watching the marvellous Margaret Rutherford on TV in those wonderful Miss Marple movies, not to mention other… Read More ›
New books, proceed with caution
I know that you can’t (or shouldn’t) judge a book by its cover and maybe the same can be said about the title as well, but some things just demand your attention!… Read More ›
New books in Arts, and some heritage swimwear!
A new year, and a shelf of new books! Sole mates : cowboy boots and art by Joseph Traugott The cowboy boot seen as an American icon, a subject for… Read More ›
New books in Arts
Wagner and cinema edited by Jeongwon Joe and Sander L. Gilman John Dahl and neo-noir : examining auteurism and genre by Paul Monaco Withnail and us : cult films and… Read More ›
New books in Arts
Cezanne’s other: the portraits of Hortense :by Susan Sidlauskas Portraits of the Renaissance : by Nathalie Mandel Constable’s clouds: paintings and cloud studies by john Constable : edited… Read More ›
