Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Daniel Barenboim conducts...learning to lead like the great conductors

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Daniel Barenboim conducting the West Eastern Divan Orchestra The BBC Proms, on TV this week, features the West Eastern Divan Orchestra...
Thursday, 19 July 2012

Ithaka is to some what Tatooine is to others

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Luke Skywalker strides towards the twin sunset on Tatooine I'd posted yesterday about the poem "Keep Ithaka always in the mi...
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Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Keep Ithaka always in your mind...

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Came across another classically inspired poem. This time, I didn't randomly spot it on the tube. It came to my inbox in a farewell e...
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Wednesday, 11 July 2012

Jan Morris' Fourth World: In Praise of Idleness

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Ox Travels has been resident on my bedside table for several months now. This is a collection of stories by travel writers, each story ...
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Sunday, 1 July 2012

Chorus from Hellas, by Percy Bysshe Shelley, on the London Underground

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Spent fifteen minutes or so staring at these words on the London Underground: The world`s great age begins anew, The golden years...
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Friday, 15 June 2012

Maria Sharapova finding her way back to the top is special

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Nike, one of Maria Sharapova’s main sponsors, just brought out a new advert to celebrate their girl’s return to grand slam glory and the ...
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Saturday, 2 June 2012

Is Mark Zuckerberg richer than Mr Darcy?

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This picture of Mark Zuckerberg’s wedding with Priscilla Chan was one of the few truly heart warming images from the last few weeks. Thi...
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