I am not really much of a political animal. On most issues I find myself in a minority, and I am sceptical about received opinion. I am suspicious of experts. Actually, that’s only partly true. When I was operated on…
So; you are here again. Something solid near my grave: something I could almost touch. Except that when I reach for you, my fingers slide through your body: there is nothing to stop them. We are like that: we can…
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I was rather disappointed with The Daily Telegraph, which normally does a good line in obituaries. Leonard Cohen, who has died aged 82, is a man who deserves a bit of depth, but there in the first paragraph was the…
Read: Leonard Cohen was great, deep and truthful, says Dylan
Should Bob Dylan have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature? He certainly doesn’t need the money. But does he merit the applause? Looking back at recent Nobel prizewinners in literature, I recognise only three of the names in the last ten…