Monthly Archives: April 2011

Mixed Pakora

April 21, 2011
Mixed Pakora

With all this technology and faster, cheaper, easier downloads, I just want to say that there’s something old school that I really miss: mixed tapes There was always something really personal about someone giving you a mixed tape. It took time to make, and there was a process involved: which songs to include, what...

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Alice

April 17, 2011
Alice

It seems like the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ theme is definitely ‘IN’ this season, and there’s no wonder (no pun intended), it’s a fantastic story, though challenging to convey on stage. I went to see the Scottish Ballet’s production of Alice on Friday night, and I was excited to see it because it looked as...

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Firsts

April 15, 2011

Life, you know, is sometimes a series of firsts. first steps… first words… first record… first date… first kiss… first … There is one ‘first’ that isn’t necessarily universal, and that is the ‘first’ that I had today: I bought my first piece of art. I was speaking to a friend whose house I...

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What is Art?

April 14, 2011
What is Art?

I love being a photographer. And one of the things I love about being a photographer, is the fact that I currently do it because I love it. I’ve never been paid. You may argue that being ‘amateur’ makes me not a photographer at all, but I disagree. It’s the same way that one...

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