Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
John Gardner's setting of a 16th century Cornish song entranced a generation of girls. His death earlier this month may bring a revival of his works
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Is British humour dead?
In our multicultural, global, politically correct era, is there still a British sense of humour? Yes! -
The generation gap, not rap, is to blame for the riots
Prospect contributor Shiv Malik responds to David Goodhart’s web exclusive article, “The riots, the rappers and the Anglo-Jamaican tragedy” Searching for the root causes of the riots David Goodhart wrote last week: “The ‘hoodie’ culture of disaffection has told young people that their inchoate anger at the ‘power,’ the system,... -
Musical notes: Cover versions
Serious musicians often think that only original work matters. They should try redoing other people’s songs for a change -
Smallscreen
The world of the internet will soon be on television, thanks to a host of new services. But what’s worth watching and will it pay? -
Death and the internet
How often do you wish you could speak to someone who has died? How many questions would you love to ask your departed loved ones? Thanks to new technology, the opportunity to do so is not far off -
Goodbye to Little Athens—and goodbye Bafana
On my final night in Little Athens, the Greek insisted on my learning some cultural history essential to understanding the meaning of Greece’s progress through the tournament. We began on YouTube, with a trawl through Greece’s entries to the Eurovision song contest starting with the magnificent 2002 entry Say the... -
The inevitable defeat of the “Colombian Obama”
A presidential candidate from outside the political mainstream storms the opinion polls, promising change. His name was little-known only months ago, but now crowds of youthful supporters come to see him speak, chanting “yes we can!” Some say he is inexperienced and lacks concrete policies, but it doesn’t matter –... -
Smallscreen: the TV election
Many argued that the internet would be the key to the election. Instead, the leadership debates proved that television is still king -
Why is Hamas making cartoons?
Ten days ago, the military wing of Hamas released a CGI animation on YouTube. Narrated in Hebrew, it depicts an aged man named Naom Shalit walking through a desolate Israeli urban landscape. He is clutching a portrait of his son Gilad, who was kidnapped by Hamas while doing national service...
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