Music to think to

Monday, 14 December 2009, 21:06 | Category : Musical interludes
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When I was in college, in NUI Galway, I was in the choir there, and it was there that I was introduced to Eric Whitacre. For your delectation: Without meaning to sound too much like a book jacket, I challenge you to listen to Whitacre and not emerge changed, moved in some way. I think [...]

News and tributes 14.12.2009

Monday, 14 December 2009, 20:11 | Category : Journalism, Random musings, World travels
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So it’s been a long few days since I’ve done any immediate posting – most of my posts while I’ve been away (first in New York, then London, ain’t I spoilt?) have been of the scheduled variety, and since I did them, some things have happened, not all of which I will be able to [...]

Art, fashion, art, fashion…

Monday, 14 December 2009, 9:30 | Category : Seasonal collections, art
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So I was asked yesterday who my favourite designers are, and despite the fact that I ritually observe fashion weeks, have every copy of Vogue published since my 16th birthday, and buy more clothes because they’re “catwalk-inspired” than I do because I really like them, I found myself drawing a blank. Because liking designers is [...]