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Olivier in Lear springs to mind along with his final role in Jarman’s War Requiem. At the time there was a big fuss over the fact he’d said it’d be his last Shakespeare. And I’m pretty sure he knew he was dying in War Requiem (as did Jarman, I think)

I was thinking of popping in to see this next week - is that a recommendation @woops ?

leave the capital, exit this Roman shell... yet more of the basilica discovered under Leadenhall Market - Mithras is coming back https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2jdnv0ywyo

I agree. At least it was trying. Unlike the rest of the shit that’s gone up around it. Cheese Grater, Walkie Talkie, Plantation Place, 1 Poultry (thanks Rich for reminding us just how ugly that fucker is)

I feel like this has only been up for a few years https://londonist.com/london/news/minster-court-development-plans

Visited recently - I still get a buzz out of the Futurist stuff before they all became fascists.

Not quite sure where to put this - I have just finished Critchley's book on mysticism and have been looking at Martin Shaw's stuff after meeting him in a pub after a podcast recording. There does seem to be a growing modern interest in mysticism, maybe it's always there and just gets called...

Yeah. His reaction to her death was really extreme, he had never seemed that close to her while she was alive. And then when he left his wife (essentially Dora) his house was run by another one of her sisters. I think most agree it was a bit of wishful thinking killing off Dora in DC as after...

Thanks for that. I’ve just downloaded that essay.

The Bellingham back heel pass is filthy

Only Living Boy in New York another of those small perfect movies of a song

Glad to see some love being shown for Paul Simon. I reckon the albums from Parsley through Bookends and Bridge and then into those early solo albums - PS, There Goes, Crazy and ending with Hearts and Bones is as good a run as many of his more esteemed peers. I think Still Crazy might his most...

I agree but there’s some you forgive more than others because of what they’ve done previously.

Werner is in the long line of hard working, skillful, talented non scoring strikers Spurs have had on their books. Goes all the way back to Chris Armstrong, Rebrov, Pavluchenko and all the fucking others I’ve spent ticket money on over the years.

Whilst the classic run from 64-75ish is hard to beat, I do think this incarnation of Dylan is also pretty impressive (not that anything is likely to change Lila’s mind.)

The intricacies of word play in this thread was brought to mind tonight as I read this about Julian of Norwich.

English Lit starts with Beowulf and the Anglo Saxon poems and riddles.

I dunno if that’s true - what they’ll be remembered for, I mean. Whistler has enjoyed a steady reputation and gets shown regularly at major galleries - he’s seen as a precursor to modern art and as someone who took on many of the ideas of the Impressionists. As for Ruskin, his writing on...

Yep I think it’s the mark of a good writer to give you a few gentle reminders about who characters are etc - especially in a big book.

You might enjoy Izzo https://www.europaeditions.com/news/307/the-nation-the-marseilles-trilogy-may-be-the-most-lyrical-hard-boiled-writing-yet