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I don't know if I've mentioned that my favourite thing about living in Gothenburg (and honestly, they are only a few - despite loving this city, I'd much, much rather be in London), but over the last few years, it's been the Way Out West Festival. In 2007, I went to see Devendra Banhart, CocoRosie, The Go! Team, Voxtrot and a load of others. Last ( Read more... )

So. In the interest of full disclosure, I have to say that I've been ridiculously stressed over the last few days, which has in part been due to me having a load of pupils bombarding me with questions and being their loving, but grating teenage selves; not sleeping very much; and maybe possibly obsessing over the fact that I'm going to Brazil ( Read more... )

Interrupting my (embarrassingly) busy day (which mostly, honestly, has consisted of me correcting tests and planning lessons) to say that a) thank you, Swedish Academy, for completely making up for the choice of Elfride Jelinek in 2004. Harold Pinter? Excellent choice. Doris Lessing too. And fuck yes, Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio!, and b) I'm ( Read more... )