To be or not to be cancelled: how directors deal with Shakespeare’s problematic side theguardian.com/stage/2022/sep…

Good example of parody ‘I was alone. Abandoned. With only a hundred million in the bank’ – Spare, digested by John Crace | Books | The Guardian theguardian.com/books/2023/jan…

A Writer Collapses. As He Recovers, His Dispatches Captivate Readers nytimes.com/2023/01/14/boo…

Italian star Gina Lollobrigida dies aged 95 theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/…

Visited Dublin last week for first time in 10 years. EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is a fantastic new museum with exhibits on Irish history, emigration and cultural influence - particularly good one for kids. Also Oscar Wilde says hello Merrion Square 💚 Dublin one of my favourite cities.

A few jewels from the spectacular exhibition ‘Spain and the Hispanic World’ Royal Academy On until April.

OLD BABES IN THE WOOD premiered at #5 on the USA IndieBound National Indie Best #bestseller list and on all 9 regional lists. Thank you, Indie Booksellers! Back to press for another printing. Old Babes with great legs! #oldbabesinthewood

What do you know about T. S. Eliot's Ariel Poems? Over on the Faber Journal, former Faber Archivist, Robert Brown, delves into the history of this overlooked gem. faber.co.uk/journal/from-t…

Summer holidays building appreciation 1: Chichester Cathedral featuring Larkin’s Arundel Tomb

Summer Building appreciation 3: the Orthodox churches of Rethymno Crete and children’s ball game outside Neradje mosque at midnight.

Recent inexpensive unpretentious and special summer eating -Trattoria da Emilia Sorento -Conca del Sogno Nerano -Alexandria Egyptian cafe Margate -Any taverna Episkopi beach Crete 90% of time I forget to photograph where/what I’m eating but a delete session threw up these gems

Summer buildings appreciation 4: Cambridge

Can’t recommend Purple Hibiscus enough if you want to refresh a year 9 curriculum.