by Hermione | Jul 3, 2013 | Older features
“Inside, the mixed crowd is chatty and cheerful: they enjoy Donavon Frankenreiter and G.Love, but when Jack comes on the atmosphere is close to devotional.” An interview with the singer-songwriter Jack Johnson for the sadly defunct X-Elements Magazine....
by Hermione | Jul 3, 2013 | Older features
“I believe very strongly that the last 50 years have been a blip in the history of humankind, driven by cheap and easily available fossil fuels… we are heading into an era where fossil fuels will become scarcer, but I believe this will have a positive rather...
by Hermione | Jul 3, 2013 | Older features
“Beatrix was a mass of contradictions. The writer of charming tales for little people, she was also an irascible, hard-bitten countrywoman, passionately involved in farming and conservation. She understood animals better than children, but loved meddling in the...
by Hermione | Jul 3, 2013 | Older features
“Sometimes our generation feels like history has been used up.That there is nothing left to create, nothing left to conquer or explore or discover. There are no stories left to tell. We are not the first generation to feel like that.” An overview of the...