Paul Kingsnorth

I do have a sore throat this week, and I feel tired. I'm racking my brains to try and remember if a bird has coughed on me in the last week or so.

If it has, this may be my last blog. So I shall spend it recommending some artistic and cultural highlights which I really think you should experience:

1. Jerry Springer: The Opera
I went to see this in Oxford last week (it's on tour) and it was great. Better than I expected in fact, and with the added bonus of a dozen loony Christians gathered outside, waving banners saying things like 'Blasphemy!', which made it seem much more of an event.

2. Ringleader of the Tormentors
This is Morrissey's new album, and it really is excellent. Don't be put off by the fact that David Cameron is currently pretending to like it.

3. The Decemberists
I am furious about this. My favourite band of the moment is doing a small, and rare, UK tour in May and I am going to be OUT OF THE COUNTRY. Sob. Don't deny yourself the opportunity that has been denied me: see them, and die content.

That should keep you going until He Is Risen. Happy Easter!