Save Our Hammersmith

The site for the new development looks much the same as it did after the Magistrates’ Courts were demolished at the beginning of this year.

The Play’s the Thing

Modern plays are not always disastrous but you sit in the stalls for two hours (they are usually short) at your peril.

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All Things Must Pass

This pair of lions carved of stone are at the base of the Queen’s Tower at Imperial College. Along with the rather more substantial tower they are the last vestige of the Imperial Institute.

The Queen’s Tower

The Palace Theatre on Cambridge Circus is a landmark no doubt familiar to you even if you are not planning on going to the Harry Potter show currently running.

The Giovane Scuola

Two words sure to put you ahead in Operamanship are giovane scuola. It’s most unlikely you will be asked what they mean but it’s as well to know, just in case.

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Afghan Wars

Two Afghan wars in the 19th century are often quoted as a warning the Russians, then the US, UK and their allies and now perhaps China should have heeded.

Cinemanship

Stephen Potter knew he was onto a good thing when he wrote Gamesmanship in 1947; Lifemanship, One-Upmanship, Supermanship, Christmas-ship and Golf-Gamesmanship soon followed.

July Gleanings

“My dear Rick, when will you realize that in this world today isolationism is no longer a practical policy?” (Casablanca)