The Jazz Cow Newsletter

James Cary's Hallmarks of Sitcom

Jazz Cow and the Lost Art of Being Stuck Together and the secret of living forever

May 8 • John Lumgair

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April 2026

Why a Cartoon Cow is Better at Living Than Most of Us

A Brief Case for Doing It Wrong from a talk from 2024

Apr 7 • John Lumgair

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March 2026

The Secret Power of Names: Jazz Legends and Silly Nicknames.

Dickens, Popeye, Jazz names shape worlds, hint at personality, and make us laugh

Mar 2 • John Lumgair

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February 2026

The Hall of Mirrors, or: What a Queuing Space Taught Me About Cinema

Tip for Pop up cinemas

Feb 23 • John Lumgair

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January 2026

Jazz Cow’s Playground: Chaos, Comedy, and Architecture

How architecture shapes story, humour, and life

Jan 27 • John Lumgair

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December 2025

Jazz Cow Update: The Hill Is Steep, But We’re Still Marching

The Animated Adventure That Refuses to Quit

Dec 24, 2025 • John Lumgair

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November 2025

From Sinatra to Hendrix: The Forgotten Alhambra of South London

Jazz Cow, Jimi Hendrix, and the Alhambra That Never Was.

Nov 18, 2025 • John Lumgair

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October 2025

Influence: The Unseen Dialogue That Shapes Every Artist

Influence isn’t imitation; it’s conversation.

Oct 2, 2025 • John Lumgair

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September 2025

Happy Accidents Meet Intentional Design in Jazz Cow

Without the luxury of a shaggy dog story

Sep 2, 2025 • John Lumgair

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July 2025

She Made Everyone Laugh, Even When the Mics Were Broken

Luly Perez Was Born Performing - Now the Curtain Falls

Jul 15, 2025 • John Lumgair

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May 2025

Everything’s Falling Apart — So Why Am I Smiling?

Making optimism fashionable again.

May 14, 2025 • John Lumgair

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April 2025

A Fake ID, and the One Thing AI Art Will Never Get Right!

Keeping it Real

Apr 4, 2025 • John Lumgair

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