1. There was an interesting article in the Financial Times about how our brains respond to the written word, and what happens when we read digitally and on paper. The ‘print vs screen’ arguments are far too simplistic, it is claimed;… Read More ›
Month: June 2014
Interview with Andrew Solomon
Those of you who are regular readers of this blog will already know just how amazing I think Andrew Solomon‘s book Far From The Tree is. Well, I got to interview the great man himself last week for the LGBT radio show,… Read More ›
Interview with CN Lester
Last week I interviewed musician and activist CN Lester. We talked about their latest album, Ashes, about marrying music to lyrics, about what it’s like to be openly genderqueer in the music industry today and the issues facing the UK’s trans… Read More ›
What’s Been On My Mind This Week
1. There was a fascinating article (and an equally fascinating response) about Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning third novel, The Goldfinch, in the July edition of Vanity Fair. In it, Evegnia Peretz examines the different responses to the book among the public and… Read More ›
What’s Been On My Mind This Week
1. I read this article in the New Yorker about the dangers for women who negotiate. I have yet to read Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, but I know I need to… 2. The debate over Scottish independence is heating up. There was… Read More ›
Out and About in London 