The Quiet Death of Lonmin
Their souls are silent now. Shot execution style. Flowers do not grow on abnormality. At first, I saw them everywhere. They...
Violinist Tim Fain and Composers Concordance do it right with an all new concert in New York
Greetings from New York City, and welcome to my column! Here, I write about new music and media, and the people who create the...
Special Report: The Scrapbook of a Bipolar
The reason I am writing this is to help someone who is in the same situation where I found myself eighteen years ago so...
The Afternoon of Shakespeare’s Mind (Part 3)
Perfume. Coming back to you. Half of my life’s work so far has been written in the vein of tragedy and when I have...
Palmyra: ISIS-Wanton Destruction
On 4 October, 2015 Maamun Abdulkarim, the Syrian Director General of Antiquities and Museums, confirmed that the 2000 year old Arch of Triumph in...
Shakespeare’s Nervous Breakdown (Part Two)
I owe people money and I am writing again. I must tell you. I love you my darling. I hope that you are not...
Shakespeare’s Cry in autumn (Part 1)
I am a martyr. My blood twitching in my flesh, every bone, platelet and cell. I know my voice now. It is a claw....
The financialization of the art world and the cannibalization of creativity
Kovach Imre* and Murray Hunter For most people, the art world is an area of sophistication, finesse, and creativity, which takes a high moral...
Session with the Psychologist
I plunge into the sudden glare of fury, hysteria and trepidation. There is a primal scream inside each of my hypomanic brain cells. ...
The Danger of Climate Change Evangelism
We have been conditioned with the belief that human activities are increasing the incidence of CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which...