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Tag: Edinburgh International Book Festival

By Hole Ousia Posted on September 1, 2023November 19, 2024

Viaduct to be closed.

To play this short film please click here or on the image above. Filmed at: Westfield viaduct, West Lothian, on Saturday 26 August 2023. Audio credit: Deborah Levy speaking at … Continue reading Viaduct to be closed.

Categories: Architecture, Omphalos films, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: Deborah Levy, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Hamish Hawk, Omphalos films, West Lothian
By Hole Ousia Posted on August 26, 2023November 19, 2024

sort of navigating

Deborah Levy at the 2023 Edinburgh International Book Festival: To play this short film please click here or on the image above

Categories: Omphalos films, PhilosophyTags: Deborah Levy, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Omphalos films
By Hole Ousia Posted on August 25, 2023November 19, 2024

The felt life

Last Monday Ian McEwan was interviewed by Kirsty Wark before a live audience for the Edinburgh International Book Festival. We had applied for tickets but found that within an hour … Continue reading The felt life

Categories: Family history, Medical humanities, Omphalos films, Philosophy, Scotland, Two culturesTags: Edinburgh International Book Festival, Ian McEwan, lessons, Omphalos films, vivendo discimus
By Hole Ousia Posted on August 23, 2023November 19, 2024

more spacious

To play this short film please click here Words: Ian McEwan Music: Hamish Hawk ‘Suzanne’

Categories: gardens, Omphalos films, Two culturesTags: Edinburgh International Book Festival, Hamish Hawk, Ian McEwan, lessons, Omphalos films, Yoxman sculpture
By Hole Ousia Posted on August 19, 2023November 19, 2024

An hour with Alexander McCall Smith

Last night we were fortunate to be in the audience listening to Alexander McCall Smith being interviewed at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. What a magical storyteller McCall Smith is. … Continue reading An hour with Alexander McCall Smith

Categories: Scotland, Two culturesTags: Alexander McCall Smith, Edinburgh International Book Festival, magically reaches out, reading, storytelling
By Hole Ousia Posted on June 19, 2023November 20, 2024

The Joy of Words

What a wonderful programme for the 2023  Edinburgh International Book Festival. Here are some of the events that I would like to attend, but in reality I will probably have … Continue reading The Joy of Words

Categories: Scotland, Two culturesTags: Edinburgh International Book Festival, reading
By Hole Ousia Posted on August 24, 2022November 22, 2024

Old Gorbals

The International Book Festival, Central Hall, Edinburgh, Saturday 20 August 2022: Richard Holloway shared happy memories of growing up in the Gorbals of Glasgow. Voice-recognition-technology was  used to share Richard … Continue reading Old Gorbals

Categories: Scotland, Two culturesTags: Edinburgh International Book Festival, Glasgow, Richard Holloway, vivendo discimus
By Hole Ousia Posted on June 13, 2022November 23, 2024

This one’s from the heart

I am hoping to attend this interview which is part of The Edinburgh International Book Festival, 2022: Richard Holloway with Alison Watt: This One’s From the Heart Sat 20 August, … Continue reading This one’s from the heart

Categories: Philosophy, ScotlandTags: Edinburgh International Book Festival, reading, Richard Holloway, The Heart of Things

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