Lindsey DawsonLindsey Dawson

Lindsey Dawson used to edit magazines and continues to write stuff when she’s not engrossed in various projects digital and arty. She has a new novel due out later this year.

Finally: Enjoy War and Peace without all those pesky words

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If you haven’t read Tolstoy’s War and Peace (and who has?), Lindsey Dawson has found an easier way to experience his epic love-and-conflict story: by watching it on the telly. The Russians are coming! We’ve heard that phrase often enough, but back in 1812 it was the Russians yelling, ‘The French are Coming!’ Napoleon wanted Moscow. … Read more

A field guide to the pissed piccolo players of Mozart in the Jungle

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Lindsey Dawson has been binge-watching Mozart in the Jungle. Despite being about fuddy-duddy music, it won two Golden Globes this year. She can understand why. What’s the story? The New York Symphony Orchestra. It sounds grand but this fictional institution is fighting to maintain reputation, cash flow and audience. Enter ageing maestro Thomas, played with … Read more