JazzObituaryGeri Allen obituaryPianist, composer and educator who was dedicated to the advancement of women in jazzFortunately for music-making, creators emerge in every generation who balance deep understanding of the evolution of their art with a fearless relish for changing the rules moment by moment in restless working lives – and by doing so, change the game for their successors. Geri Allen, the jazz pianist, composer and educator, who has died of cancer aged 60, was one of those. Read More...
Paraisopolis, a favela in São Paulo, next to its wealthy neighbour Morumbi. Photograph: Tuca VieiraIn 2004, photographer Tuca Vieira captured the image of the Paraisópolis favela next to its wealthy neighbour, Morumbi, that came to symbolise the gap between São Paulo’s rich and poor. He gives us the inside story
São Paulo: imagem de injustiça
by Tuca VieiraHow did you come to take this photo?
I took the photo for the Folha de São Paulo newspaper, for a special report on the 450th anniversary of São Paulo in 2004. Read More...
BooksObituaryMargaret Forster obituaryWriter best known for the novel Georgy Girl, Hidden Lives, a moving memoir about her own family, and her revealing biography of Daphne du MaurierMargaret Forster, who has died of cancer aged 77, dedicated one of her books: “For my mother-in-law … to whom family has always been all.” The same could have been said of Forster. Her writing and her family were her life, and from them she drew her strength. Read More...
