Thoughts on the back of the envelope of humanity
Introduction: Eyecatching’s new direction You may have noticed that I’ve become erratic of late, for which I apologise (particularly to those of you who like structure and like to stick to it). But the fact is that what I want to say and how often I want to say it is not really something that …
4th March 2024 A visit to Watts gallery in Compton (Surrey that is, not California) reminded me that the legacy was about both George Watts and his second wife Mary, more than thirty years his junior. That legacy was primarily aesthetic and spiritual, and not merely painterly. But it was also proto-socialist as the Watts …
28th February 2024 In this week’s Eyecatching Words: Shamima Begum: evil or abandoned? The next government: A bitter inheritance or a golden opportunity? Islamophobia? What’s that then? Trident: Faking it Lord of the Rings cosplay The millennium bug - 24 years later Bollocks to that Just a reminder that Eyecatching Words is also available as …
In this week’s Eyecatching Words I’ll be covering the usual news and absurdities of life, and in particular focusing on the transformation of the BT Tower, rituals associated with Hindu houses, a new exhibition of the artist Frank Auerbach, people watching at Gatwick, and the need not to panic when confronted with information overload. > …
In this week’s EW, I will be giving my usual views on the news, setting out why I think we need to get rid of Trident, and taking a visit to the the Village of Steep in Hampshire and its famous local pub The Harrow. The main feature this week is a visit to Yorkshire …
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https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justin-dix/episodes/Ep-61-The-Mens-Room-Episode-e2fhld7 Intro This is Episode 61 of the weekly Eyecatching Words podcast, published on the 7th February 2024. Music Openings Hello and welcome to the Eyecatching Words podcast. This is your weekly aural (spelt with an “au”) magazine with news, features and music from deep in the heart of the UK, as seen by a …
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“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.”
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/RKEh6tvkRGb Intro This is Episode 60 of the weekly Eyecatching words podcast, published on the 31st January 2024. Music Hello and welcome to the Eyecatching words podcast. This is your weekly aural (spelt with an “au”) magazine with news, features and music from deep in the heart of the UK, as seen by a white …
Intro This is Episode 59 of the weekly Eyecatching Words podcast, published on the 24th January 2024. Music Openings Hello and welcome to the Eyecatching Words podcast. This is your weekly aural (spelt with an “a”) magazine with news, features and music from deep in the heart of the UK, as seen by a white …
Episode 58 This is Episode 58 of the weekly Eyecatching Words podcast, published on the 18th January 2024.  Intro Hello and welcome to the Eyecatching Words podcast. This is your weekly aural (with a capital A) magazine with news, features and music from deep in the heart of the UK, as seen by a …
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