Alistair AppletonApr 14, 20194 minKay Ryan #3: Magnets and snake skinsWords have loyalties to so much we don’t control. Each word we write rights itself according to poles we can’t see; think of ...
Alistair AppletonApr 14, 20193 minDharmaPerfect failure. (Malick, Tree of Life)Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life is either brilliant or dreadful. I refuse to decide. For a long time I felt compelled by deep inner...
Alistair AppletonApr 14, 20191 minDharmaWritten in pink lipstick / 7th July LondonWritten in pink lipstick on the pale yellow tiles of the Ladies loo at the Cross: THEIR SORDID LOVE OF DEATH IS AS NOTHING NEXT TO OUR...
Alistair AppletonApr 14, 20191 minDharmaNutcracking babiesNUTCRACKING BABIES Just back from Matthew Bourne’s Nutcracker! at Sadlers Wells. And that exclamation mark just about sums it up. It was...