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in memoriam William Melvin Hicks

Review of BBC Four’s American – The Bill Hicks Story.


For theartsdesk

True love waits

in Waterstone’s while you go shopping for shoes.

Life sentence

My life sentence is
very long and dull. With lots
of semi-colons.

Don Johnny

Review of Mozart’s-Don-Giovanni-in-a-new-version-by-Robin-Norton-Hale at the Soho Theatre.


For theartsdesk

Falling in love on trains

She looked up
and I looked up
and we locked eyes
– for maybe two full seconds –

and then she went back to her book
and didn’t look up again.

And I thought: Fine.
I thought: Be that way.

Ancient wisdom

Red sky at night:
shepherds’ delight.
Green ammonia-filled acrid smoke-piss in the morning:
asparagus for dinner.

Q&A

For every one of your questions
you already owe me an answer.

Round ’em up (head ’em out)!

This week’s (Thursday – Wednesday) greatest hits from/by my colleagues at the nation’s finest critical website.


For theartsdesk

Of Danes and Darfur

Review of Susanne Bier’s In A Better World.


For theartsdesk

Our little secret – 3

My Railcard actually gives both of us a discount. But I prefer to spend your fiver on beer.