John Lennon’s Beatles masterpiece Strawberry Fields Forever tells us “nothing is real”. Kevin Barry’s beautiful Lennon novel Beatlebone suggests nothing is real except the present moment.
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Look with new eyes
Looking afresh at your world can reveal beauty and riches that were there all along. With wise words from John Lennon, Douglas Adams and Rory Sutherland.
The natural state of a song
What is the natural state of a song? What is the natural state of any idea when it is first born into this world?
Sketchtober TWO (Scribbly Dylan)
The second weekly set of pics from my Sketchtober daily drawing challenge, taking in Cleo the dog, John Lennon and a distinctly scribbly Bob Dylan!
Look for what you love (My #Inktober2018 V)
#Inktober2018 is over. I have absolutely loved it! Duncan Hannah. Here’s my fifth and final set of #Inktober doodlings, featuring John Lennon, shadows, a bigshot pigeon and a 60s mod girl.
Tree of life, essence of autumn (My #Inktober2018 vol II)
Second weekly digest of my latest #Inktober pictures this time featuring John Lennon, the tree of life, the essence of autumn, and a gent with rather a natty top hat!
Monochromica (#BlackAndWhiteChallenge 2018)
My week in the world of monochromica. The #BlackAndWhiteChallenge: a black and white photograph a day for a week, depicting no people, (originally) shared with no explanation.
Moment
Every day of your life (no matter how unexceptional) contains perfect moments (no matter how fleeting). My friend Nicholas Creswell tweeted something wonderful to me the other week: “I do find my most treasured and vivid memories […]
Twin Peaks, atom bombs, beautiful, beautiful stuff
Ideas are the most powerful thing we have. Our ability to act on our ideas is the greatest gift we have. Some thoughts on the imagination’s depthless potential, inspired by David Lynch and – in particular – by Twin Peaks.
#Hotelfilms: The #Hotelful Five
Gentle reader: Where does your favourite film take you? Wherever you go, you’re always there. Film is a truly transportive medium. Dream-like. Hotels are inbetween places. Hotels are transient, dream-like locations. Hotels are a temporary home away from home. A place where people step out of their everyday lives in a way that can reveal […]
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