Cliff GagliardoElvis: still caught in a trapBaz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’ is a brilliant morality play with stylish and stunning recreations of famous scenes from the subject’s life. Austin…3 min read·Jul 8, 2022----
Cliff GagliardoThor: for love of cinemaIf you wanted to see a film this weekend, chances are high that you won’t be spoiled for choice. The Disney factory floor continues to…2 min read·Jul 8, 2022----
Cliff GagliardoFlâneur: a LinkedIn Job DescriptionI usually wake with the light, brew the days first coffee and toast a slice of sourdough I made myself. I write in my journal for about…2 min read·Feb 7, 2022----
Cliff GagliardoCity Visioning (archive 9/12/2014)I have been considering becoming an urban planner, designer or at least a policy advocate. I asked my friend Will Wright, Director of…4 min read·Jan 16, 2022----
Cliff GagliardoThe Welsh National Opera is Right to Lecture UsModern interpretations of old texts don’t annoy us because they are modern, but because they have stretched the text beyond recognition…2 min read·Dec 16, 2021----
Cliff GagliardoIn the last week, Bristol has been the site of a fight between defenders of society and those who…After the first of recent protests last Sunday, the Avon and Somerset police claimed several of their number sustained injuries requiring…2 min read·Mar 29, 2021----
Cliff GagliardoWhat is the United StaWhat is wrong with the country is the United States, which I hesitate to claim, citizen though I am, where police continually kill and…2 min read·Aug 27, 2020----
Cliff GagliardoThe Clarity of LockdownAt a recent brunch with friends I had not seen for a while, I realised that lockdown had atrophied our ability to socialise in person…3 min read·Aug 17, 2020----