Like so many, my heart is heavy, and angry, with what is happening in Minneapolis and across America. Meanwhile, today is the birthday of Robert Burns, and I've been re-thinking my favourite poem of his. Traditionally we celebrate Burns Night with a supper of haggis and whiskey, enjoyed alongside speeches, songs, and poetry reading in a celebration of the bard.

I've been ruminating a bit on all the essays I've written that are gathering dust in old hard drives. One of the best was also perhaps the most intellectually challenging: a grad school paper for a seminar on the Parthenon Frieze, now over 20 years ago. I've been thinking a bit about it, and have decided to release it to the world here, but first just a small sidebar to recommend a couple good books only tangentially related to this topic.

“Just now, we are working on two large panels for the frieze… Miss Margaret Macdonald is doing one and I am doing the other. We are working them together and that makes the work very pleasant.” -Ch…

As the year closes, I am seeking to correct two oversights. First, I have only just realised that, although published in April 2024, I never properly made a ‘I wrote a book and here are all t…

Part 1 There is a complex and enticing variety of popping, clicking, and orchestration in my ears as I compose this post. I am listening to this year's bespoke 'mix tape', a gift from an incredibly talented musical artist in my orbit. This is the 6th such mix I've been lucky enough to receive, including 3 made explicitly for my book launch.

From the very first KDrama I watched (Boys Over Flowers), whenever anyone wasn't feeling well (physically, mentally, emotionally), the solution was porridge - most often delivered by a loved one. Not the hearty oatmeal we enjoy in Scotland (which is a different kind of wonderful), but a rich, creamy rice-based (usually) savoury dish, often made with chicken or abalone (a bit like congee).

Our June ‘At home’ will explore dress and textiles originating from or made in the province of Ulster in the long nineteenth century.

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‘The May Queen’, 1900. Oil-painted gesso on hessian and scrim, set with twine, glass beads, thread, motherof- pearl, and tin leaf; 158.4 x 457 cm. Collection: Glasgow Museums and Art Ga…

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The Scottish Architect, Alexander “Greek” Thomson was born on 9th April 1817 inEndrick Cottage in the village of Balfron, around 15 miles north of Glasgow. He wasthe son of bookkeeper John Thomson …

Dr Martens sues Shein for continued intellectual property infringements.

Letters: Responding to an editorial about the surge in romantasy books, James Latimer writes that romance isn’t only for girls, and Yvonne Williams talks about the synergy of dragons and sex

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