August 25, 2018

Fidchell – “jouer avec un Goiedhel” – medieval board game from Westmeath recreated by Les 7 Cailloux, St Etienne

On a recent trip to France I came across the games of Les Sept Cailloux, a St Etienne based company who make beautiful and practical versions of Ancient Roman and…

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Only love can break your heart. Only love can save you. Only love can damn you. Neil Young, Dante, Purgatorio, the power of love.

I first discovered Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” via St Etienne’s version. If a “standard” can be defined as a song whose essence and meaning transcend the…