Lessons from Purgatory: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ and other stories
A journey through purgatory doesn’t sound like a promising premise for a feel-good adventure story. More likely the word ‘purgatory’ brings
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Jul 19, 20208 min
The importance of the plotless novel
I read Jane and Prudence at the age of 16. It was my first Barbara Pym novel, and from the little I’d heard about her writing, I was...
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Apr 12, 20206 min
'Jurassic Park' meets C.S. Lewis
Life, uh, finds a way. Ian Malcom in ‘Jurassic Park’ Malcom’s aphorism is surely one of the most-quoted movie lines, the inspiration for...
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Mar 18, 20205 min
True religion in ‘Lady Bird’ and ‘Fleabag’
Marion: I want you to be the very best version of yourself you can be. Lady Bird: What if this is the best version? Lady Bird I just...
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Dec 24, 20192 min
Advent Day 24: Everything i wanted
This song has an almost hypnotic quality about it, and there’s so much that could be said about the meaning of the lyrics (the effects...
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Dec 23, 20195 min
Advent Day 23: 715 - CR∑∑KS
It would seem a shame to spend 24 days writing about lyrics without making at least some attempt at interpreting the wonderfully cryptic poe
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Dec 22, 20192 min
Advent Day 22: Delta
I’m sneaking in another Mumford and Sons song before the end of advent, because their lyrics are just irresistibly deep and thought-provokin
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Dec 21, 20193 min
Advent Day 21: Valium
So when I find a scientist to help me And if I meet the maker of all the universe I'll ask him why we're here and what we're here for And...
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Dec 20, 20193 min
Advent Day 20: Chasing Cars
Show me a garden that's bursting into life All that I am All that I ever was Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see I don't...
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Dec 19, 20192 min
Advent Day 19: Change is Coming
The banjo surely has to be one of the happiest instruments. It brings a lovely warmth and momentum to this song, which begins in a quiet...
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Dec 18, 20193 min
Advent Day 18: First Day Of My Life
Yours was the first face that I saw I think I was blind before I met you I don't know where I am, I don't know where I've been But I know...
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Dec 17, 20192 min
Advent Day 17: Walls
There’s an effortless simplicity about the Lumineers’ music. Their stripped-back style with raw, raspy vocals makes you feel as though you c
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Dec 16, 20192 min
Advent Day 16: Listen to the Man
‘Listen to the Man’ is classic feel-good Ezra. The up-beat ska rhythms paired with Ezra’s old-school voice create the perfect conditions for
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Dec 15, 20193 min
Advent Day 15: "Keeping Your Head Up"
‘Keeping Your Head Up’ was released as the lead single of Birdy’s album ‘Beautiful Lies’ in 2016, marking a slight change in direction for t
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Dec 14, 20192 min
Advent Day 14: Love (ain't always so good)
Issac Gracie is a little like a contemporary Jeff Buckley with his moody, rock-star vibe and his talent for thought-provoking, heart-felt...
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Dec 13, 20192 min
Advent Day 13: Through the Dark
After talking about the wise men in yesterday’s post, I felt like this song was a fitting continuation of the stargazer theme. KT Tunstall..
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Dec 12, 20193 min
Advent Day 12: Alas I cannot Swim
Looking at the words of this song, you’d imagine a far more melancholic tune, but as is often the case with Laura Marling, the bleak lyrics
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Dec 11, 20192 min
Advent Day 11: Welcome Home, Son
This song is pleasingly moody and atmospheric, and the ambiguous lyrics lend themselves to all kinds of interpretations. You can read it as
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Dec 10, 20192 min
Advent Day 10: The Things I Regret
With the weight of the world resting on my back, And the road on which I've travelled is as long as it is cracked But I keep pressing...
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Dec 9, 20192 min
Advent day 9: Mess is Mine
When you think of love, do you think of pain?... This mess was yours, Now your mess is mine Mess is Mine, Vance Joy Today’s lyrics carry...
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