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The life and times of Sir Jonathan Miller

Sunday, April 1, 2012

BBC2’s Arena on one of the last remaining Renaissance men. — For theartsdesk

Filed in Journalism, review | Also tagged BBC, Gilbert & Sullivan, Oliver Sacks, Plato, science, Shakespeare, Sir Jonathan Miller, Sir Laurence Olivier, theartsdesk, theatre, TV | Comments (0)

theASHtray, vol.5

Saturday, March 3, 2012

In which we hear more about Klinghoffer, camp terrorism, vultures, fake boobs, Cape Town, Debussy, The West Wing, and the aftermath of sex with Willie Nelson. — For theartsdesk

Filed in column, Journalism | Also tagged Alan Rickman, Cantona, Debussy, Denzel Washington, ENO, film, hairdressers, Israel, John Adams, Maeterlinck, Mallarmé, Palestine, Ricardo Darin, Ryan Reynolds, South Africa, theatre, TV, Vincent Cassel, Willie Nelson, Zach Braff | Comments (0)

theASHtray, vol.4

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Carry on up the hillbillies, the questionable merits of Aïda, and why the CIA employs so many jazz nerds. — For theartsdesk

Filed in column, Journalism | Also tagged Aïda, art, CIA, Egypt, Hamlet, Hieronymus Bosch, jazz, John le Carré, Kings of Leon, plaid, radio, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, theartsdesk, Verdi | Comments (0)

Don Johnny

Friday, August 26, 2011

Review of Mozart’s-Don-Giovanni-in-a-new-version-by-Robin-Norton-Hale at the Soho Theatre. — For theartsdesk

Filed in Journalism, review | Also tagged Mozart, Soho, theartsdesk | Comments (0)

Round ’em up (head ’em out)!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

This week’s (Thursday – Wednesday) greatest hits from/by my colleagues at the nation’s finest critical website. — For theartsdesk

Filed in Journalism, review | Also tagged comedy, dance, Edinburgh, film, music, newsletter, theartsdesk, TV | Comments (0)