Mike Nobleintimeworks.On the Feast of Saint MondayDreading the return of the working week is a behaviour with a long tradition. The same is true of the response. Here we observe the…6d ago16d ago1
Mike Nobleintimeworks.Poetry in StoneAn unusual sample in an electronic album leads to a trail to 15th century France and back again.Jul 23Jul 23
Mike Nobleintimeworks.Moeriscus Opens a GateEnduring a brutal siege proved too much for one man in ancient Sicily, and the offer to end it too tempting. All he had to do was open a…Jul 16Jul 16
Mike Nobleintimeworks.In The Long NowThe dating of a piece of prehistoric art invites us to consider, does this belong to the past, or to a very long present?Jul 9Jul 9
Mike Nobleintimeworks.Swing HeilKids have always kicked against authorities. But could they kick against authoritarians? Meet the jazz-loving swing kids of Nazi GermanyJul 21Jul 21
Mike Nobleintimeworks.The Light of Lost DaysThe ‘black and white days’ have a distance that is diminished by colour. When that colour is real, the effect is like time travel.Jun 254Jun 254
Mike Nobleintimeworks.Put Your Ray-Gun to My HeadThe technological advances of the twentieth century appeared to contemporary observers as something from science fiction. They didn’t all…Jun 18Jun 18
Mike Nobleintimeworks.Among God’s PrimatesWhen Jane Goodall went to observe a community of chimpanzees she didn’t necessarily expect a group of hairy peaceniks. Even so, the…Jun 111Jun 111
Mike Nobleintimeworks.I Was a Teenage D-Day VeteranWar might be a young man’s game, but there are limits. Or are there? Meet Jim Radford, the school-age lad who found his way into the…Jun 4Jun 4
Mike Nobleintimeworks.Tom Joad Packs His TrunkThe Devil comes down to the dustbowl in this gone-too-soon minor masterpiece.May 28May 28