Culture
The Economics of Pride
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” The first line from the most...
Vessel : A Review
CW : mention of disordered eating, fat phobia, body dysmorphia
Have you ever wept...
Copyright or copywrong: the Shape of You case and its implications
We can only hope the decision results in a further backlash against the culture fostered by the Blurred Lines decision and a reduction in the number of frivolous lawsuits against musicians. They are bad for artists, bad for all genres of music, and fundamentally, bad for creativity.
In Harry’s House, there’s room for the romantic
‘Harry’s House’ is a house of several rooms. Of screaming elation, beautiful minutia, and doomed love, all of which make for a complex and emotive listen.
Irmgard Keun’s normal superwomen
Lori Latour reviews the life and work of the 20th century German novelist Irmgard Keun.
The Economics of Pride
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” The...
Vessel : A Review
CW : mention of disordered eating, fat phobia, body dysmorphia
Have you ever wept in a toilet stall—maybe during a particularly rough school day,...
Copyright or copywrong: the Shape of You case and its implications
We can only hope the decision results in a further backlash against the culture fostered by the Blurred Lines decision and a reduction in the number of frivolous lawsuits against musicians. They are bad for artists, bad for all genres of music, and fundamentally, bad for creativity.
In Harry’s House, there’s room for the romantic
‘Harry’s House’ is a house of several rooms. Of screaming elation, beautiful minutia, and doomed love, all of which make for a complex and emotive listen.
Irmgard Keun’s normal superwomen
Lori Latour reviews the life and work of the 20th century German novelist Irmgard Keun.
“The world outside our window”: Musings on Marvel
It was recently announced that Penguin Classics would be publishing special editions of certain Marvel comic books. The comics will be part of a...
Ten years of the Dark Knight trilogy
It’s been 10 years since the trilogy that shaped my entire life came out.
The Smile’s “slightly crazed and uncertain landscape”
The Smile is not Radiohead; they have a new name, a new line-up, and appear to see themselves to be doing something artistically different
Sonnet for Foxe by Anna Cowan and Ruth Port
Dear Foxe I sing a song of love to you,
Whose shell shines like the half compass of heaven,
My beloved Foxe, take this to be...
Plenmeller House
Under the covers, inside the walls,The wind shuffles in from the West,Rabbits potter in the grass,And the pheasants lay down to rest.
This is the...
A Drink by Edward McLaren
I rise from my screen and enter the horizontal darkness above its frame, itself over the river I do not see. Why is it...
Booksmart and the art of growing up
They find themselves together – still best friends, still ambitious and imperfect and stressed.
In conversation with Francesca Tacchi
Any book that begins with the sentence “Every day is a good day to kill Nazis” is bound to catch my interest. Luckily for...
Music beyond the M6
In a recent interview with the Sunday Times, musician Sam Fender discussed the importance of singing in a Geordie accent for his latest album...
