The C Word, (Because Craft is Art's C Word).

These days I spend far too much time on facebook. I’ve come to rely on the constant flow of news from Iran, accompanied by comment and spont...

Crockery shop in Green Lanes Haringay, everything is imported from Germany. Introduction The wobbly brown pot, once much prized by aficion...

Many Iranian Diplomats Seek Political Asylum Probably the shortest post I've ever written, but do click on the link and read the articl...

Introduction There’s something insanely decadent about eating eggs on toast and drinking really classy champagne for supper – I guess brea...

BCB: Some Reflections On Fresh And Award Winners I was invited to talk about this blog at a forum organised by the National Association f...

This has been a pronged absence. I’ve been showing Shattered and nursing the most severe, vicious and unforgiving episode of sciatica I’ve e...

‘Huh,’ snorts Masoud, ‘I’m not staying here for a load of Rafsanjani’s goats,’ and stomps off into the gloom of the early November night. Th...