The lounge TV was tuned in to Later ... with Jools Holland. On the bill were some names I recognised (Róisin Murphy, Nitin Sawhney, Suggs) and some I didn't (Tom Walker, Yussef Dayes, English Teacher). When Jools announced the fourth act, the camera focused on the saxophone player in a 5- or 6-piece band. Taking…Read more Black Classical Music
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Perhaps you are familiar with the unexpected hanging paradox. A prisoner on death row is told that he will be hanged one day next week and that he will not be expecting it. The prisoner ponders this and reasons thus: The hangman only works on weekdays, so I won't be hanged on Saturday or Sunday.…Read more Lisa O’Neill
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