Monthly Archives: September 2016
A truth universally acknowledged
Book Review: Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen At school, English lessons were very successful in drumming out of me any enthusiasm for “the classics”. I haven’t seen the film; I haven’t seen the TV adaptation. (Actually I may have … Continue reading
MongoDB
Book Review: MongoDB – The Definitive Guide, by Kristina Chodorow I try not to read books in parallel, but a Kindle offer prompted me to shell out for this book, and I wasn’t too keen on taking my tablet to … Continue reading
Two Last Proms
Often, the highlights of the Proms season seem crammed into the last two weeks. It hasn’t been so much the case this year, although there are a lot of visiting orchestras. On Tuesday, I was surprised by the shortness of … Continue reading
Too Much Nostalgia
Book Review: The Trains Now Departed – Sixteen Excursions into the Lost Delights of Britain’s Railways, by Michael Williams I’ve really enjoyed previous books by the same author, so I found myself a little disappointed with this one. It’s not … Continue reading
Mahler 7
The Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle were visiting the Proms on Friday (and again today), so it was always going to be busy. Combine that with a programme containing a Mahler symphony, and it’s a recipe for being very … Continue reading
First and Second Law (of Thermodynamics) 