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2 months ago | 
gloucestershirelive.co.uk | Sam Dimmer |Mark Taylor |Anita Markoff
Jeremy Clarkson has launched a blistering critique of the Government's fresh land policies, warning they may spell disaster for British farming. He also expressed fears for his own Diddly Squat farm. The former Top Gear presenter did not hold back in his vilification of Rachel Reeves' Planning and Infrastructure Bill, drawing parallels with Robert Mugabe's controversial land reforms in Zimbabwe.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
musicalamerica.com | Mark Taylor
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), in partnership with the San Francisco Symphony, announced today that applications are now open for the fifth annual Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP) Michael Morgan Prize and the Cabrillo Emerging Black Composers Prize. The winner of the 2025 Michael Morgan Prize will receive a $15,000 award for a new music commission that will receive its world premiere with the San Francisco Symphony during the 2026-2027 season.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Vita Molyneux |Sophie Grubb |Mark Taylor
As the calendar flips to December, the charm of frosty walks and cosy country pubs beckons. Among the top picks is Bourton-on-the-Water, often referred to as the 'Venice of the Cotswolds' during the warmer months due to its idyllic waterside setting. Bourton-on-the-Water's festive display is a well-known sight in the area when December arrives, with the tree appearing to float as it rises from the water.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
enquirerjournal.com | Mark Taylor
What one issue should matter to every voter? How about the ability to safely exist? Well, what could threaten our existence, destroy our family or town? Hint: it's not the economy, abortion or transgenders. The existential threat that nearly every scientist agrees on is human-made climate change. In North Carolina, that includes homes being swallowed by the sea on our coast and towns being wiped away by the floods in our mountains.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
musicalamerica.com | Mark Taylor
Harpist Katherine Siochi, whose playing has been described as “elegantly rendered” and “otherworldly” by the San Francisco Chronicle, will be adding her internationally-awarded artistry to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) in 2025 when she joins the faculty as professor of harp.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
musicalamerica.com | Mark Taylor
Critically acclaimed, with a voice described by Opera Today as an "impressive, substantial tenor, rock solid in its delivery," Richard Cox will join SFCM's lauded Voice department in 2025. Cox will be a Professor of Voice and Executive Chair of the Voice program. "I am looking forward to joining the distinguished faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music,” Cox said.
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Jun 29, 2024 | 
openforum.com.au | Mark Taylor
The American comic actor Patton Oswalt has an uncle who swears he saw Bigfoot, hence Patton’s contention that while we have a responsibility to acknowledge other people’s beliefs, which does not imply a need to respect them. We live in an age devoid of physical danger, yet the call for ever greater “safety” appears to trump every other priority. However, there are more important things than safety in life, as the unlived life is not worth examining.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
sfarts.org | Max Blue |Emily Wilson |Mark Taylor
Will Art Save The City Or Will The City Save Art? Mayoral Race Frontrunners And Community Leaders Weigh InBy Max BlueDaniel Lurie, Asha Safai, London Breed, Aaron Peskin, Mark FarrellSan Francisco has long been an epicenter of arts and culture. It still is. But if you read the news, you might think it was just a hotbed of crime and poverty. Even the arts have been caught in the cross hairs of “doom loop” reportage.
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May 31, 2024 | 
sfarts.org | Mark Taylor |Max Blue |Emily Wilson
Barns are deceptively simple forms, which might explain their enduring appeal, especially among folk artists. The color is usually primary: a red barn in a field of green grass against a blue sky populated by a yellow sun. As axes of farm activity, barns represent the convergence of man and nature, conjuring images of callused hands and organic produce, waves of grain blowing in an afternoon breeze, and fields of cows lazily chomping on sweet grass.
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May 31, 2024 | 
ihrb.org | Mark Taylor
The effects of violence ripple throughout a community. Victims, perpetrators, families, friends, neighbours, colleagues are all touched by events. But we are all affected differently. The effects of war and mass atrocities ripple out across our international system. Palestine. Ukraine. Sudan. The violence of events in these and other places touches us. War and its atrocities kill and maim people we know, destroy places we call home, polarize our politics, and dominate the conversation.
