One of the most important things I have learnt over the past few years is that no person is just one thing. This might sound obvious but in a world where tribalism is in the ascendant and when public discourse is often at a comparable level to caged monkeys throwing their excrement at each other,Continue reading “Containing Multitudes”
Author Archives: Josie Moon
Beltain and Unseasonal Cold
The dark is always present.
Wild Bells, Strange Places
Better versions of ourselves can make the small differences that lead to big changes. Our shadows are ever present, our id part of who we are, but they don’t have to be in charge.
Northern Nostalgia
It’s a difficult world at the moment. There is a pervasive bleakness that is impossible to deny and it would be easy to sink under the overwhelm and hopelessness that characterises the times in which we find ourselves. What does an individual do in times like these? In our Philosophy in Public Spaces group (youContinue reading “Northern Nostalgia”
Light
Over the past five years I have worked hard to turn my face to the light and to not venture into the darkness.
Umm Kulthum: Enta Omri
Umm Kulthum was born Fāṭima ʾIbrāhīm es-Sayyid el-Beltāǧī on 31 December 1898, or 4 May 1904. Birth registaration was not enforced in Egypt at that time. She died 3rd February 1975. She was a singer, songwriter, and film actress working between the 1920s and the 1970s. She was given the honorific title Kawkab al-Shar meaning Star of the East. Umm Kulthum wasContinue reading “Umm Kulthum: Enta Omri”
Buffy Sainte-Marie: It’s My Way
It’s My Way! is the first album by folk singer Buffy Sainte- Marie, released in April 1964 by Vanguard Records. It is a seminal folk album, marking the beginning of an extraordinary career for an extraordinary artist. The album is both scathing and topical, examining the plight of indigenous Americans and critiquing war in the album’sContinue reading “Buffy Sainte-Marie: It’s My Way”
Shadow Kingdom: Bob Dylan, July 2021
Shadow Kingdom: Bob Dylan Live Stream Event – July 2021 From the opener When I Paint My Masterpiece to closer Baby Blue Bob Dylan gives us a mesmerising fifty-minute glimpse into his Shadow Kingdom, over which he presides, elusive as ever, wearing the masks of jester, crooner, mage and poet simultaneously; only occasionally allowing us to see his true, astonishing faceContinue reading “Shadow Kingdom: Bob Dylan, July 2021”
Shadow Kingdom: Bob Dylan, July 2021
What was it we wanted; a concert movie? A live set?
Buffy Sainte-Marie: It’s My Way
Buffy Sainte-Marie has a string of awards and credits to her name that indicate her power, relevance and artistry. She has remained a life-long advocate and activist for the rights of indigenous peoples.
Josie Moon 