Alistair AppletonFeb 202 minPoetryfrom Gravity's Rainbow / Thomas PynchonGR is, of course, not a poem. It's a 900-page novel. Fifty years old this year. But I was so bruised, amused, amazed by it that I wanted...
Alistair AppletonDec 1, 20232 minCultureLondon LondonSo I was in London last night at the Barbican. My brother, niece and myself had booked tickets to Kyrill Gerstein play Rachmaninoff's...
Alistair AppletonNov 30, 20231 minRecommendationsMusic for Well-BeingI got this interesting link from Reasons to be Cheerful (David Byrne's excellent website). How do concert spaces make themselves more...
Alistair AppletonApr 19, 20238 minDharmaCan we meditate while the world is burning?A participant in the last retreat I led asked a very good question that often arises in retreats. “It’s all very well us pondering our...