Paralympia: “there is no such thing as a run-of-the-mill human”
I thought nothing could surpass the sunny uplift of the Olympics but I was wrong. When the Olympic Games finished (with that...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 1 min
Rilke: Sonnets to Orpheus, Part 2, XII
I love Rilke and I was sent a lovely translation of this Sonnet to Orpheus by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy which seemed to capture all...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 2 min
Tom Raworth
Tom Raworth The internet never ceases to amaze me. Quite by accident I stumbled across Tom Raworth’s website the other day. It was sad...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 4 min
Rimbaud’s Right
Another year, another Proms season gone. Again I’m chuffed that the British Broadcasting Corporation exists. No other broadcaster on the...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 4 min
THEATRE & MUSIC REVIEW
The Noise of Time: Shostakovich and Théatre de Complicité It probably wasn’t the best choice for a romantic date: the driest piece of...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 2 min
Come on baby, baby, now feel the waltz…
For whatever reason I found myself having tea in Carnaby Street in the drizzle at 8.30 on a Saturday morning. Huddled under a cafe...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 3 min
Blithe Spirit
I’m leading a workshop next weekend (Saturday 24th September) at a day-long conference on gay and lesbian spirituality in London. I...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 2 min
Radical Net
Radical Net Was hangin gout with my friend Carey in South Africa who’s the first filmaker from the emerging Radical Arts movement in the...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 3 min
“let be be finale of seem”
Everything is about mindfulness these days. I’m reading Eckhart Tolle‘s new(ish) book, ‘New Earth’ at the moment. Basically, he’s...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 5 min
Das war der Seelen wunderliches Bergwerk
Since I came back from Brazil 3 weeks ago, it’s been a cascade of art. I’ve been dancing in drifting fields of visual art. It’s a bumper...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 1 min
but you are blanche you are
I can’t believe I’ve waited 40 years to see “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?”. It’s such a bizarre film – the film that launch a thousand...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 1 min
the best volunteer organization i’ve ever worked for
It’s not really ‘done’ to talk about your work as a Samaritan but that has the unfortunate side-effect of scaring off potential...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 0 min
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 2 min
The motorcycle diaries
THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES Just been to see The Motorcycle Diaries with Joshua and Richard. It’s a pretty thin film – beautiful scenery but a...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 4 min
Pornography, puritanism and Prurience
Went on a whim last night to the excellent Chris Green (from Duckie) and his new show Prurience which was part of the Sick! Festival in...
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Alistair Appleton
- Apr 14, 2019
- 4 min
Rimbaud's Right
Another year, another Proms season gone. Again I’m chuffed that the British Broadcasting Corporation exists. No other broadcaster on the...
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