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Month: December 2021

2021 – the year in twelve (or so) books

Let’s move on to the books read in 2021. Of these there were plenty – too many to remember, let alone list. So, as in previous such lists, I am restricting myself to one book per month, even though some months were more full of riches than others, meaning some fine works had to beRead More

Luke McKernan December 24, 2021June 11, 2022Leave a comment

2021 – the year in images

Next in the reviews of 2021 comes images – personal images, that is. The usual mixture of nature composing itself to its best advantage, abstract art discovered in run-down places, and people arranging themselves as they will. For higher resolution versions click on the title links, which will take you to my Flickr pages. MyRead More

Luke McKernan December 19, 2021December 19, 2021Leave a comment

2021 – the year in music

Up next in my review of the year is music. As with most years, I listened to a great deal: exploring the new; uncovering former favourites not heard in a long time to see if they stood up well; trying out the new recordings of established favourites, sometimes up to standard, sometimes needing more listensRead More

Luke McKernan December 17, 2021December 18, 2021Leave a comment

2021 – the year online

Here we are at the end of the year we thought would not be like the last one, only for it to be almost exactly like the last one – just with more traffic and not quite so such sunshine. Nevertheless, a year is a year, and it’s time to review from various perspectives, muchRead More

Luke McKernan December 15, 2021November 14, 2022Leave a comment

Harmony constant

Michael Nesmith has died. You feel like a part of you has disappeared when a voice that has been at the back of your head for as long as you can remember just goes. Nesmith was the droll guy with the woolly hat in The Monkees’ TV show, which those of my age watched religiouslyRead More

Luke McKernan December 11, 2021September 18, 2024Leave a comment

Making an exhibition of ourselves

Here’s some breaking news for you… On 22 April, and running until 21 August 2022, the British Library will be hosting a major exhibition on the history of news in Britain. Entitled Breaking the News, it will (according to the press release) spotlight the role news plays in our society, exploring issues of choice, interpretation,Read More

Luke McKernan December 8, 2021March 18, 2022Leave a comment

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