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The only way be a Notman like Philip, the anti-hero of How To Make A Bomb, is to mistake inescapable memory of unconscious trauma for existential nausea and make it the basis for a political ‘notmanifesto’. Yet it may still be necessary to face the feeling that:  ‘We’ve been raped while we were sleeping’.[1] Rupert … More The best straight writing is necessarily queer. This is a blog on Rupert Thomson (2024) ‘How to Make a Bomb’.

The shooter shot – a name for the meta-art of civil disturbance. This is a blog on Alex Garland’s Civil War. See it. The film company A24, mainly responsible for this film takes the civil war scenario in the USA we might think seriously, else it would not have produced a map showing the distribution … More The shooter shot – a name for the meta-art of civil disturbance. This is a blog on Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’. See it.

Francis Spufford(2024) Cahokia Jazz London, Faber & Faber. A preparatory look at the novel prior to seeing the author on the 27 April 2024  at 4.15 – 5.15 at the Queens Hall, Hexham For my review blog of an earlier novel, Light Perpetual, by Spufford see this link. In fact, I think my take on … More Francis Spufford(2024) Cahokia Jazz London, Faber & Faber. A preparatory look at the novel prior to seeing the author on the 27 April 2024  at 4.15 – 5.15 at the Queens Hall, Hexham

The holes in Tommy Orange. The author’s account of multiple contemporary Native American life-stories across time-and-space. This is a blog on the massive over-significance of Tommy Orange (2024) Wandering Stars London, Harvill Secker. The character Sean Price in Tommy Orange’s Wandering Stars is defined by a hole in the texture of social meaning: he feels … More The holes in Tommy Orange. The author’s account of multiple contemporary Native American life-stories across time-and-space. This is a blog on the massive over-significance of Tommy Orange (2024) ‘Wandering Stars’.

Sophie Teasdale’s Backstage Worlds: Picturing the Times, Space, and Sex/gender Practices of Public Performance. A show of photographs at Bishop Auckland Town Hall seen on Tuesday 9th April 2024. Sophie Teasdale’s book Dressing Room No. 1  (it can be purchased at this link as I did) preceded this exhibition which was commissioned by the Bishop … More Sophie Teasdale’s Backstage Worlds: Picturing the Times, Space, and Sex/gender Practices of Public Performance. A show of photographs at Bishop Auckland Town Hall seen on Tuesday 9th April 2024.