CultureA radical lesbian who apprenticed herself to Léger and became a modernist to rival Mondrian – Marlow Moss is one of the great figures of English art. So why has no one heard of her?In 1956, the abstract painter Michael Canney, recently made a curator at the Newlyn Art Gallery in Cornwall, was surprised to see a diminutive figure pull up in a pony and trap. This in itself was unusual; even more so was that the figure was dressed as a jockey. Read More...
JazzObituaryMartin Drew obituaryDevoted jazz drummer for Oscar Peterson and Ronnie ScottIn his autobiography, the Canadian jazz virtuoso Oscar Peterson described the drummer Martin Drew, who has died aged 66 after a sudden heart attack, as "a very happy-go-lucky, joke-quoting person, who has a special dedication to music". With those words, Peterson captured the essence of Drew's personality and character, defining the qualities that prompted the pianist to engage the drummer to work with his trio. Read More...
Texas flash floods cause death and destruction - in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Days of torrential rain causes massive flooding in Texas with hundreds of homes swept away. In Johnson County, just outside Dallas, residents grappled with the third large flood in four weeks that have also included the region’s largest earthquake and a mile-wide tornado. Read More...
