My talented sister-in-law talking about Hogarth’s The Madhouse at Sir John Soane’s Museum
An old schoolfriend of mine, Nichol Wheatley, has become an accomplished and talented artist. And yet, he remains a lovely bloke. ;)
With art shows on hiatus for obvious Covid-y reasons, he’s having a studio sale - and there’s some stunning stuff in there. Do check it out.
Sometimes, you only realise how unwell you’ve actually been when you start feeling better. Today, I feel roughly human again for the first time in a week. No idea what it was (other than it wasn’t Covid-19 - I was tested and the result was negative), but I’m glad it’s behind me.
After some thought, I put today’s social & digital lunchbreak outside the reg wall, because the lead story is important for everyone in online publishing.
onemanandhisblog.com/2020/06/s…
(People who get it via email do get exclusive content, though…)
How to foster ‘shoshin’ - the beginner’s mind. Such a good discipline.
Finally getting back to the beach.
It’s amazing the difference removing the feeling that the clock is ticking on your trip out makes.
What you need to know about Dominic Cummings
I’ve been reading Cummings’s blog since long before anyone had ever heard of him. Here’s what I’ve concluded from it… 1. He’s a compulsive autodidact. Nothing wrong with that, but…
As you might imagine, the picture does not get prettier from there onwards. One of the fascinating things about Cummings is that his history and his thinking is there for anyone to read - even if it is rather mutable…
