‘He returned to what he really was’: Clive James’s daughter on his poetic farewell π β Excerpt: Ten months before his death last year at the age of 80, Clive James underwent an eight-hour operation to remove a tumour on his face. Already very frail β he had been suffering from leukaemia for a decade β afterwards it took him almost a week to emerge fully into consciousness.
π΅ My Top weekly artists: Glenn Gould (4), KrΔek, Capella Istropolitana (3), Golschmann, Columbia SO, Gould (2), Holland Baroque Society, Rachel Podger (2) & Arte Dei Suonatori, Rachel Podger (1) via tweekly.fm
A Pizza Express Neptune Pizza π β Excerpt: I’m sure Pizza Express won’t mind my singing their praises. I watch my cheese intake, so despite my liking a nice chunk of Cheshire, I very rarely have any. I also like a pizza but again don’t have too many.
Addressing The Claims In JK Rowlingβs Justification For Transphobia π β Excerpt: Recently JK Rowling, author of Harry Potter, tweeted some transphobic statements and dogwhistles on Twitter that I have addressed here. After a few days silence she wrote a lengthy post trying to justify her position on her website.
Never cooked on a gas barbecue before this week. Never thought Iβd close a lid on a barbecue whilst cooking. Never had barbecued vegetables three days in a row. But here I am.
Glenn Maxwell gets his century and looks like he and Carey will win the match and the ODI series for Australia . As I type this Carey also gets 100. π
Pleased that Test Match Special is still broadcast on 198 kHz Radio 4 Long Wave and not just on digital/DAB channels. Enjoying tense finish to the 3rd England v Australia ODI on an old radio. Maxwell impressive! π
