I remember firelight / And you remember smoke
A still from the video for the Amy Winehouse single (my favourite) Tears Dry On Their Own (2006)
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The subject line was written and sung by Molly Drake, mother of Nick: "I remember firelight / And you remember smoke" (as heard over the end credits of Ted Lasso Season 2 Episode 10, No Weddings and a Funeral)
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Hi there,
A quick round-up of interesting links and stuff I'm doing, in what is fast becoming an occasional newsletter.
Hope you enjoy it!
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Links of the week
On the morning of my neighbor’s death in the park, children seemed to bloom and scatter as they ran in diamonds, the ballfields teeming. They ran across land carved by glaciers, their voices crying out in laughter and song.
A beautiful, sad, poignant personal essay full of love and warning from Lindsay Trout Hughes, fellow member of the London Writer's Salon, and fast becoming one of my favourite writers!
All political careers end in failure, but the leftie lads of the 2000s have really, really gone for it: Tony Blair, Nick Clegg
"Always identify the bigger picture, and probe what runs adjacent to the narrative, rather than right through it" - Telegraph editor Eleanor Halls on the art of interviewing is a must-read
Richard Ashcroft on how Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart inspired his 2000 solo track A Song For The Lovers, one of my favourite songs
"Put On The Diamonds" - Notes on Humiliation by Vivian Gornick
Intrigued by this film... The Power of Passing: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, and Rebecca Hall on a Profound Collaboration
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What I've been up to
Best way to keep up with my stuff is to follow me on Twitter or Instagram
I'm on Soho Radio Culture Channel's What’s Offstage at 9am on on Friday 8th October, talking I Miss Amy Winehouse, choosing 5 songs connected to the show and discussing Mark Ronson's hotness, with host Nina Davies (it will be available afterwards on Mixcloud, will post link on my socials and add to the next newsletter)
I'm a writer on this week's News Quiz, out on Radio 4 at 6:30pm on Friday 8th October (or you can listen afterwards on BBC Sounds)
But Is It Funny? Episode 3 is out now!
I bowed down to our future robot overlords, for Raconteur
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What I'm getting up to
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That’s all from me! Thank you for reading, I’ve been and continue to be Suchandrika Chakrabarti.
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