“We’re going to go back to the beginning of the Metropolitan Line”
Read More“in little pockets you can see the anarchy of the Middle Ages”
Read More“Is she scary? Yes, she is.”
Read More“I wanted to get back to Goa as soon as I got here”
Read More“Paris above ground comes from Paris below ground”
Read More“many different ways of calculating time”
Read More“prostitutes in mediaeval London were tolerated as long as they wore yellow caps”
Read MoreYeah Yeah Yeah. Richard’s got a new book on the Beatles coming out (publication date: October 11). It’s titled The Beatles Fab Four Cities: Liverpool, Hamburg, London and New York. He’s co-authored it with the chap who does Beatles tours in Liverpool and the gal who does them in New York. Book’s about the Beatles’ […]
Read MoreThis is the fifth and final part of Helena’s series on Caravaggio’s masterpiece, The Taking of Christ. At one point Helena speaks of “the beauty and quality of this work.” That phrase is equally applicable to her work – her art criticism/appreciation/history. I’ve said it before but it bears repeating, I am, without fail, spellbound […]
Read More“the most psychologically complex study of Judas’ character in the history of art”
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