What’s not to like about a good conspiracy theory? The anticipatory whiff of scandal, the pervading sense of menace, the uncovering and bringing in to the light of secretive, hidden knowledge and the trumpeting justification of supposedly outlandish claims; ours has become a world of shadowy (and not necessarily human) figures working in the background, the proliferation of … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2018
Queen – The O2 Arena, London, July 2018
I have waited many, many years to see Queen. From my late teens onwards, events always seemed to conspire to prevent me making it to one of their concerts: illness, exams, parents! But then, just on the cusp as it was about to happen, Freddie died. And in the aftermath of that agonising raw upheaval and heartbreaking loss, somehow there was an aching finality to the feeling … [Read more...]