The Sunday dozen
John Wyver writes: My header image is of a somewhat-worse-for-wear concrete bench on London's South Bank. Attached is a precious souvenir of the 2002 launch of BBC Four -- nearly a quarter of a century ago! I feature it here more
John Wyver writes: My header image is of a somewhat-worse-for-wear concrete bench on London's South Bank. Attached is a precious souvenir of the 2002 launch of BBC Four -- nearly a quarter of a century ago! I feature it here more
John Wyver writes: Articles and more encountered and appreciated over the past week. My header image is one of my favourite facades in London, that of the building now known as Tournament House at Paddington Station. Designed by P.E. Culverhouse more
John Wyver writes: As usual on a Sunday, here is a selection of media that has engaged and informed me, and enriched my life in small ways, from the past seven days. The header image is a remarkable painting by more
John Wyver writes: Readings and audio that have engaged me over the past week, shared here for the holiday weekend. The header image comes from a new Thames & Hudson 'World of Art' title, New Deal Art: more
John Wyver writes: late to posting this today, but here is a selection of articles and video that have engaged and enriched my week, and amongst which I hope you find something interesting; for the header image, see the link more
John Wyver writes: the week's recommendations of articles and audio that I have found interesting and useful and enriching over the past week. Among my recent cultural highlights was Tate Modern's Theatre Picasso exhibition (on until 12 more
John Wyver writes: Posted late in the day, for which apologies, but here is the usual miscellany of articles and audio that I have found engaging and enriching this week. The header image is John Constable's 'Cloud more
John Wyver writes: as usual, stuff that I found in the past week that helped me get through these strange and terrible times; the header image is a detail from Jan Lievens' 1652 'Allegory of Peace', from more
John Wyver writes: welcome to links to some of what I found vital and valuable in my week's reading and viewing, starting with a fine discovery at the Library of Congress which is illustrated above. • Lost 19th more
John Wyver writes: This week's selection of stuff that I've found interesting and enriching over the past seven days. We lost the great documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman this week, and there have been numerous fine tributes; among the richest articles I've more