I like to read lying on the sofa, but if I ever get up and go into another room for a few moments, this is inevitably what I find when I return:
For some time recently I contemplated writing a biography of M. R. James — and I’m now glad I didn’t commit because here’s a new one. Adam Roberts has a review coming soon in the TLS.
A decade or more ago there was a robust ecosystem of libraries and museums sharing items from their collections on the open web, but now they’re all on Instagram and other walled gardens. I think that’s wholly inconsistent with their institutional missions. I hope they come back some day.
Wonderful photo by Wendi Poole of Steuart Pincombe, whose music did so much to enhance this retreat.
This explanation of why my Big Blog is called The Homebound Symphony is also a good overview of what I’m trying to do in all my online writing.
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