Another piece inspired by my recent gallery-hopping. I struggled extensively with this: in large part it’s born out of a gut-level...

I’ve had the fortunate experience over the past few weeks to experience a slew of major cities in close succession: Vancouver, Montréal,...

It’s well-known that marking original composition is a fraught endeavour. As soon as you’re past simple factual matters — a clarinettist...

Over the last week, the American press has been consumed by the actions of two men, Andrew Cuomo and James Levine. The first is the...

It’s a funny one, Simon Rattle leaving (again). I read the news yesterday in and amongst speculation about impeachment (again) and...

I’ve never been an avid maker of resolutions. Whether this suggests a lack of critical self-reflection, or ambitious optimism, I couldn’t...

A survey on the most and least essential jobs from this week’s Sunday Times caught my attention (courtesy of @mhall_viola). It’s been, on...

Like many people, the events of the last few weeks, prompted by the murder of George Floyd, have encouraged me to think more seriously...

Nevertheless she persisted, until Thursday, that is. Like plenty of other university graduates, I’ve spent the last thirteen months...

Today began for me like any other day.