Peter Quinn

1 week ago | songlines.co.uk | Peter Quinn

Rating: ★★★★ View album and artist details Artist/band: Màiri MacMillan Label: Màiri MacMillan July/2025 Native Gaelic speaker Màiri MacMillan transforms three decades of Glasgow life into a stunning musical tribute with her new album Glaschu – Songs to a City.

1 month ago | commonwealmagazine.org | Peter Quinn

Some books are timely. Michael Lewis’s Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Serviceis urgent. The book’s stated goal is “to subvert the stereotype of the civil servant. The typecasting has always been lazy and stupid, but increasingly, it’s deadly.” It’s especially vital to get this right as the Trump administration’s unprecedented assault on federal agencies and departments shows no sign of slowing.

1 month ago | theartsdesk.com | Peter Quinn

London's iconic Roundhouse, packed to the rafters, provided the perfect setting for the UK premiere of Louis Cole's groundbreaking album nothing – his fifth album and third on Brainfeeder. This one-night-only performance, featuring Cole with an orchestra conducted by Jules Buckley, delivered electrifying musicianship, fascinating stylistic mash-ups, and melodies that imprinted themselves on your consciousness.

1 month ago | commonwealmagazine.org | Randy Boyagoda |Bernard G. Prusak |Peter Quinn

Article Holy Chaos “In this holy chaos, my first feeling was joy. I didn’t know what this new pope portended for the life of the Church, and it didn’t matter.” Article Interregnum Report Commonweal editors curate a twice-daily roundup of updates about the conclave. Must Reads Politics More, or Else Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson offer a vision of a progressive future in which Democrats stop getting in their own way.

Mar 26, 2025 | commonwealmagazine.org | Peter Quinn |Stephen Pope |George Scialabba |Helen Rouner

The sun himself is weak when he first rises; and gathers strength and courage as the day goes on.”            —Charles DickensJames Chappel’s exhaustively researched and enlightening book Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age is part of a long tradition.