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More book stuff: Kitaj: The Architects (Colin St John Wilson+MJ Long): This is a brief diary of a painting by RB Kitaj (1932-2007) en...

Went to see Asghar Farhadi’s “The Past” at the Watershed yesterday afternoon. It’s a complicated (actually, probably too complicated f...

We’re incredibly fortunate to have (at least) two local bakeries operating within walking distance of our house in Southville, Bristol...

I’ve never read the book but, like most people (I suspect), I knew its general scenario and the main characters. With son-in-law Felix...

Not long after I returned from my two months of volunteering with the Iona Community in 2012, I undertook a day of “quiet contemplatio...

Everyone will have an opinion of Tony Benn. Over the years, I’d become a great admirer of him. Yes, there were occasions when his i...

“The Grand Budapest Hotel” is the first Wes Anderson-directed film I’ve seen. Moira+I went along to the Watershed this afternoon - ...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved the paintings of the Pre-Raphaelites. Growing up in Birmingham, I was very fortunate that the...

I’ve just completed the last of three elevational drawings for my brother Alan (and his wife Lesley!). The first two were of Queen Squar...

More book stuff: The Razor’s Edge (W Somerset Maugham): I’d never read anything by Somerset Maugham until the end of last year and, a...

I’ve just finished reading a book about war graves of WW1. It was brilliant. Yes, I know what you’re thinking: “sad café man hit...

I have a problem with most of the exhibitions at the Arnolfini, here in Bristol. Frequently, I find them obscure and impenetrable. ...

Last summer, I posted a blog about a book I’d been reading (“Sea Room” by Adam Nicholson) while on holiday at Drimnin, Scotland. Ther...

You almost certainly won’t have heard of Jerry Hicks. He died, aged 86, earlier this month but, if you live in Bristol (or are just...

I went to the Watershed this afternoon to see Jean-Marc Vallee’s film “Dallas Buyers Club” – based on the true story of accidental AID...

I went to the Watershed this afternoon to see the Coen brothers’ latest film “Inside Llewyn Davis”. Oscar Isaac excellently plays...

I only “discovered” Three Cane Whale a couple of months ago . Last night I attended their concert at the wonderful St George’s in Bris...

More book stuff (yes, I know... I've obviously got too much time on my hands!): Fifth Business (Robertson Davies): Our Book Gro...

I went along to the Watershed this afternoon to see Steve McQueen’s acclaimed film “12 Years A Slave”. It’s based on a first-hand accoun...