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All New People

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Review of Zach Braff’s debut stage-comedy, at the Duke of York’s Theatre. — For theartsdesk

Filed in Journalism, review | Also tagged comedy, theatre, Zach Braff | Comments (0)

theASHtray, vol.4

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Carry on up the hillbillies, the questionable merits of Aïda, and why the CIA employs so many jazz nerds. — For theartsdesk

Filed in column, Journalism | Also tagged Aïda, art, CIA, Egypt, Hamlet, Hieronymus Bosch, jazz, John le Carré, Kings of Leon, opera, plaid, radio, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Verdi | Comments (0)

theASHtray, vol.3

Saturday, February 18, 2012

In which Whitney Houston spoils my Valentine’s evening. — For theartsdesk

Filed in column, Journalism | Also tagged Alexander McCall Smith, art, David Shrigley, Elizabethans, film, John Banville, Julian Fellowes, literature, Lucian Freud, Minette Walters, music, National Portrait Gallery, Ricky Gervais, Sir Paul McCartney, Terry Pratchett, The Beatles, Tracy Chevalier, TV, Valentine's Day, Whitney Houston, Yorkshire | Comments (0)

theASHtray, vol.2

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Featuring genre-smashing coverage of Christoph Waltz, Kate Winslet, Roman Polanski, Yasmina Reza, Keira Knightley, David Cronenberg, Chris Addison, George Clooney, Seth MacFarlane, Alison Moyet, Queen, Latin America, Haruki Murakami, Leos Janacek, Saul David (again), and apple desserts. — For theartsdesk

Filed in column, Journalism | Also tagged Alison Moyet, Chris Addison, Christoph Waltz, David Cronenberg, George Clooney, Haruki Murakami, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Latin America, Leos Janacek, Queen, Roman Polanski, Saul David, Seth MacFarlane | Comments (0)

Bullets, Boots & Bandages

Friday, February 10, 2012

Saul David’s surprisingly-watchable army logistics doco, BBC Four. — For theartsdesk

Filed in Journalism, review | Also tagged documentary, Saul David, war | Comments (0)

DNA

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Review of Dennis Kelly’s made-for-GCSE theatre piece. — For theartsdesk

Filed in Journalism, review | Also tagged crime, Dennis Kelly, Kingston, theatre | Comments (0)

theASHtray, vol.1

Saturday, February 4, 2012

In which James Bond, Beyoncé Knowles, WG Sebald, Daniel Craig, Grant Gee, Alain de Botton, Eddie Redmayne and that girl with the dragon tattoo are discussed. — For theartsdesk

Filed in column, Journalism | Also tagged Alain de Botton, Beyoncé, Daniel Craig, Eddie Redmayne, film, Germans, Grant Gee, James Bond, literature, music, Sebastian Faulks, Sweden, TV, war, WG Sebald | Comments (0)

Shooty-shooty-shouty-shouty (and a little bit of FHM)

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Reviewing Channel 5 on patrol in Royal Marines: Mission Afghanistan. — For theartsdesk

Filed in Journalism, review | Also tagged Afghanistan, Royal Marines, TV | Comments (0)

Apartheid: my part in its downfall

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Review of BBC Four’s The World Against Apartheid (1/5). — For theartsdesk

Filed in Journalism, review | Also tagged documentary, South Africa, TV | Comments (0)

A Ghanaian election

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

How much do you remember about the Ghanaian presidential run-off of 2008? Hm? No? Fair enough. Me neither. And there’s a reason for that. But Jarreth Merz does. The Swiss documentary-maker spent three hectic months on the campaign trail, the better that we might understand – and he’s put it all down in his film, […]

Filed in Journalism, review | Also tagged Africa, film, Ghana, Jerry Rawlings, politics | Comments (0)