As could be expected, the explosion of what is thought to be a nail bomb in MEN Arena last night may be just one of the episodes in a series of attacks. Arndale shopping centre that you can see in pic...
When you live in the city for a number of years, walk its streets, frequent the eateries and entertainment venues, it may be hard to see some of those places shut down. Crisis dealt fiercely with quit...
Like many other Mancunians, I have been unpleasantly surprised to hear the latest news. The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester’s Castlefield may be closed. SIGN THE PETITION TO PROTECT...
Birmingham – A Christmas Street, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia. Christmas season has started in Russia, too, although we celebrate New Year first, and Christmas follows in January. ...
Arts & Collections have gathered five recommendations for the places to stay that offer the best “room with a view”. Surprisingly or not, the UK’s Lake District has made it to th...
Sandro Botticelli, Primavera (1482) My congratulations to all of you on the occasion of the first day of spring! Today, in fact, was a wonderful day: I learnt that two of my former colleagues have got...
The sad news about Kodak just shows how easy it is to get swept by “everything going fine” and not to notice that the world has changed and gone in a completely different direction. Anyway...
Manchester Hindu Cow, 2007 Yekaterinburg Cow, 2011 One of my early years in Manchester was marked by facing the cows. Painted creatures were awaiting me everywhere – pretty much like the penguin...
Autumn in Lake District, Cumbria I am bound to the King of the Sign of Autumn Parting I love the fruits I detest the flowers I regret every one of the kisses that I’ve given Such a bitter walnut tells...
A few years ago I wrote the text below and published it on a different blog. Although the blog is no more, the collection the article speaks about is still at the Manchester Art Gallery, so, if intere...