01/10/09  Paul Elliman

Damn I wonder why I broke up with that fuckin’ chick? Uffie

In the song First Love, Uffie (Anna-Catherine Hartley) reflects on the painful learning curve of an early relationship. One of those life lessons that haunt the history of songs and poems, first love is both the spirit that refuses to let go and an opposing force that blocks every step we would retrace.

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08/06/09  Paul Elliman

This first column by graphic designer Paul Elliman is about the voice, in a comparison between a world-famous rapper and an at least equally famous castrato.

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23/08/06  Paul Elliman

With all the talk about academies exceeding boundaries it’s perhaps a good idea, when all is said and done, to look at things simply. At least, it would be good if that were possible. Here we have the school, an art school if you like, and there, a bit further on, is the outside world. Simple enough, you might think.

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