Writing tagged: ‘Rebecca Solnit’
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Newsletter No. 31: ‘When nice old ladies wave’
Crossing paths with the queen · medieval books · palimpsests · pelicans · prehistoric forests · runways · light pollution · Stendhal · spiders · Musk · and more…
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Book review: ‘Orwell’s Roses‘ by Rebecca Solnit
Pleasure, truth, and roses.
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Newsletter No. 30: ‘Ming’
Fabulous birds • Rebecca Solnit • Webb Space Telescope • Stonehenge • book reviews • cutting some crap • and more…
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Descent into violins
The best essayists use seemingly trivial, original examples to illustrate recurring themes of personal importance.
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Newsletter No. 24: ‘Unclassifiable’
W.G. Sebald • Jan Morris • Jonathan Meades • prehistoric megafauna • Rebecca Solnit • complex numbers • Vikings! • Richard Mabey • Jeff Young • Horatio Clare • chess • Charles Darwin (obviously) • and more…
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Book review: ‘A Field Guide to Getting Lost’ by Rebecca Solnit
Getting lost as a way to finding yourself.
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Book review: ‘The Faraway Nearby’ by Rebecca Solnit
A curiously compelling mix of memoir and anti-memoir.
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Newsletter No. 4: ‘Paint to pufferfish’
Robert Macfarlane • Hilary Mantel • Martha Sprackland • Viking wool • Charles Darwin’s reading habits • human evolution • praying to Elrond • drawing • making ink • Rebecca Solnit • insectivorous plants • do pufferfish hold their breath? • and more…
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Newsletter No. 2: ‘Glorified monkeys’
Anglesey • lost exploration craft rediscovered • writing advice from Rebecca Solnit • volcanic sunsets • Ted Hughes • typographical tips • a strange way to estimate π • Dull Men’s Club • street photography • free speech • Alexander von Humboldt • and more…
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Book review: ‘Wanderlust’ by Rebecca Solnit
A history of walking.