A review of the best things I’ve listened to, watched, read, eaten or experienced in 2015.
Category: Culture
I enjoy music, theatre, reading, film and various aspects of culture. And from time to time I will inflict my thoughts about it upon you too.
Hamlet, two ways
Comparing two approaches to Hamlet. Which is more truthful? And which is more beautiful? And what does that have to do with preaching?
Athens: Recommended Reading
Some recommended reading on Greek Philosophy and engaging with culture.
On Poppies and Pacifism
Should someone committed to non-violence commemorate Remembrance Day? And if so how?
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“Every day, we change the world, but to change the world in a way that means anything, that takes more time than most people have…”
Death by a Thousand Photos
Some reflections on photography, technology and the morbid irony in our craving to make things ‘unmissable.’
The Winery Dogs – Hot Streak
Hot Streak is an apt title for The Winery Dogs’ second album. They are on a roll!
Who’s Afraid of Judging Books by Their Covers?
I did something stupid. And on the off chance it may make you feel better about yourself, I thought I would share it. So apropos of nothing… here goes:
The Book of Strange New Things, by Michel Faber
A review of Michel Faber’s latest novel, about an English Pastor sent to a distant planet to teach the inhabitants about Christianity.
Yeast of Eden
Is there any clearer ‘Echo of Eden’ than the Artisan Food Movement?
A few thoughts on a theology of food.
