Hilary Adam White

Robert Macfarlane: ‘It is by far the most explicitly political book I’ve ever written and that’s a function of crisis’ Famed for its hallowed halls of academia and sandstone architecture, Cambridge today feels mostly in thrall to the huge trees the city seems to foreground at every turn.

Robert Macfarlane: ‘It is by far the most explicitly political book I’ve ever written and that’s a function of crisis’

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Very sorry to hear about the death of music lover, psychiatrist and my old State Magazine colleague Niall Crumlish. One of the very good ones, and gone far too soon. My condolences to his family.

Protest Meta's Theft of Irish Writing I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too?

I've just signed this petition protesting Meta's theft of Irish writing, which they've used to build their AI tool. Will you sign too? my.uplift.ie/petitions/pr...

Listen closely and you can hear the deathgasp of any slim chance of arresting planetary overheating. We now have only mitigation to rely on. We're screwed.

Star Eyes (I Can't Catch It) [feat. David Lynch] Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse, David Lynch · Dark Night of The Soul · Song · 2010

Farewell to a cinematic visionary and renaissance man open.spotify.com/track/1c0Nln...

David Gray on empty nesting, marriage and impending surgery: ‘I did about six or seven American tours – that nearly broke me and my relationship. It was a watershed moment’ A sandbar sits proud of the retreating tideline on Merrion Strand. Low winter sun has put a crystalline finish on the newly painted Poolbeg chimneys on the horizon. My companion and I are more interes...

This iview with David Gray was years in the planning, so my thanks to the weather and the birds for playing ball on the day. Space limits forced me to omit our very unprofessional exchange of Werner Herzog impersonations while birdwatching. Nice piece to write up.

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