The other day, a friend posted the above video on her Facebook timeline, with a comment which was not positive. After some comment discussion, it turned out she felt that male and female identities were being eroded by the steady drip of non-binary narrative, which she saw as promoting non-binary identity and denigrating binary gender identities. After all, white, straight men make up the majority of all awarding bodies; and they make up the majority of actors too. I read a letter i.

Writing about Sri Lanka and other things. Time, Tate Modern 28 September. Watching moving images of faraway places it moves slowly. It has been moving slowly all day. Here in the dark, hidden from the noisy gallery, it is like a cocoon, but what shall I emerge as? I can hear the rumble of the crowds. Is anyone out there even looking at art, or just promenading in. Finally there is calm, qui.