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Nothing Bleak but the Title
If you've ever wondered what kind of story Charles Dickens would have come up with if he’d written sitcoms instead of serialized novels.
Month February 2016
Caravan of Morrison
With the passage of time, Van Morrison's music now appeals more to this writer's contemplative side.
Charlie Watts Swings
Fifty years of fans screaming out their adulation, and The Rolling Stones drummer has still got his eye on that elusive prize of perfection. Dig it.
Great Houses and Not-So-Great Families Revisited
Set in 1910-1920 and the reign of George V (whose title was both King and Emperor of India), Clare Clark's "We That Are Left" is a novel of loss, grief and misplaced optimism.
Oliver Reed: A Bubbling Stew of Intensity, Violence, and Sensuality
He had a career spanning four decades, but isn't remembered as one of the great actors of his generation. Time to change that.