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Sebald’s TV listing
When you enter into Sebald’s universe, it seems to me, you have to play along.
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What I read in 2014
I read 36 books in 2014. This shows an uncharacteristic degree of consistency on my behalf.
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Let’s go!
By the time he was my age, John Lennon had been dead for almost ten years.
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A new favourite place
A walk with an old friend on the Cumbrian coast.
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Autumn alignments
Our kitchen might not be of World Heritage Site calibre just yet, but each autumn there comes a reminder that our house sits on the same spinning rock as Stonehenge and Newgrange.
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Back-endish
How a mere week can make a big difference in the natural world.
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The best camera
My point-and-shoot camera turned out to be the best camera in the world yesterday.
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Book review: ‘The Making of the Fittest’ by Sean B Carroll
DNA and the ultimate forensic record of evolution.
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Seeing purple
The Moor is at peak-purple at this time of year, with the heather in full bloom.
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Bookshelf triage
When bookshelves become full, only the fittest volumes survive.
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Book review: ‘A Rough Ride to the Future’ by James Lovelock
A thought-provoking, sometimes infuriating book.