BooksThe musician was inspired by married writers George Johnston and Charmian Clift when he visited the Greek island of Hydra in 1960. But their golden age came at a price
I’ve been noticing of late how often the woman you see in the photograph, with her head on Leonard Cohen’s shoulder is captioned as “Marianne”. In fact, this beauty is of a different and wilder nature. Her name is Charmian Clift, and she was one half of the tragic couple, cited by Cohen as his inspiration and often dubbed “the Ted and Sylvia of Australia”. Read More...
Brittney GrinerThe full impact of Griner’s body of work has always been bigger than basketball. It’s a story of confronting discrimination, breaking glass ceilings and leading radical change
The images of Brittney Griner from 15 April 2013 are striking. It was the night of the annual WNBA draft, and Griner was beaming from ear to ear. For months, everyone expected her to be chosen first by the Phoenix Mercury. But when WNBA commissioner Laurel J Richie called Griner’s name from the podium as the top overall pick, there was a separate and nearly tangible anticipation in the room. Read More...
The ObserverPop and rockReview(Rock Action)
Glasgow’s Swinton twins keep things simple, with the odd flourish, on their quietly contemplative second album
Post-rock titans Mogwai have signed several very good albums to their Rock Action label recently: Kathryn Joseph’s superlative for you who are the wronged, the magnificently glum Arab Strap comeback As Days Get Dark, and Strap spin-off Lichen Slow’s debut, Rest Lurks. Now we can luxuriate in Cloth’s latest collection of gentle guitar pop, thanks to Glasgow twins Rachael and Paul Swinton. Read More...