The Second Commandment of Future Cities
On Sunday I arrived in Rio de Janeiro just as powerful explosion was blowing to smithereens the elevated highway that channels slow-moving traffic north to south…
Cape Town
Just about every South African I know has told me Cape Town is the place to go, so I had been looking forward to last week's…
Festival No.6 (Port Meirion) 2013
Festival No.6 2013 was a rather unique festival experience, not least because rather than camping in a damp tent, we were comfortably ensconced in a guest…
IPCC ends climate debate
On Thursday night, as I half-slumbered through a red-eye journey home from four days of uplifting discussions about cities’ carbon reduction efforts, my tired brain took…
Save the Sky at Night
I can't believe it is true but apparently the BBC are considering axing 'The Sky At Night' following Patrick Moore's death earlier this year. If you…
One weekend / two discoveries
A wonderful trip to Bath this weekend has reaped two pleasant discoveries. First, a beer that purports to offer subtle hints of peach amidst its hoppy…
Glastonbury 2013
Glastonbury is without doubt the highlight of every year. I love it unequivocally and never want to stop going. 2013 was quite simply ‘The Year of…
Lovely Latitude 2013
With a bit of luck (and application) this is the first in series of blogs that will attempt to catalogue some of the many wonderful festivals…
Festival Anthology Explained
With a bit of luck this post will sit at the bottom of a growing list of music festival reviews going back to the 1990s. In…
Made of Stone
Shane Meadows' latest film, Made of Stone, is a eulogy to the Stone Roses advertised with the warning that it 'will make grown men cry', and…
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