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God is not the state of Israel

6 June 2024 / 361

God is not the state of Israel by Alan McGuire He is not the bombs that dropon sleeping childrenprisoners being starved of hopewomen hoping for rain and... Continue reading

Alan McGuire

Poetry

Poetry, Humour, the General Election, and the Dream of a Better World

5 June 2024 / 365

Fran Lock excoriates the Tories and presents some great poems. Image above: Soldiers Leave the Armed Forces, by Chad McCail I cannot tell a lie, I began... Continue reading

Fran Lock

the columnists’ hypotheticals

5 June 2024 / 333

the columnists’ hypotheticals by Steve Pottinger what if doormats were suddenly sentient?what if elephants nested in trees?what if your gran was a Toblerone?what if locomotives had knees?... Continue reading

Steve Pottinger

TV, internet and other media

The Doctor

4 June 2024 / 443

While the Doctor became Ncuti Gatwa way back in The Giggle, Ncuti Gatwa only became the Doctor with the Saturday-night debut of this episode. The actor’s abilities... Continue reading

Paul Victor Tims

Poetry

Running a Machine is the Easy Part

4 June 2024 / 393

Fred Voss, the worker-poet from Long Beach, California, has sent us the poem below, with the following message: Here’s a poem I wrote this morning, I hope you... Continue reading

Fred Voss

Poetry

the last ex-pat in Costa Del Sol turns his thoughts homeward

2 June 2024 / 405

the last ex-pat in Costa Del Sol turns his thoughts homeward with apologies to Leonard Cohen by Mark Cassidy, with image above by Martin Gollan Come, my... Continue reading

Mark Cassidy

Fiction

‘Gaza: This Bleeding Land’, by John Wight

2 June 2024 / 434

John Wight presents an extract from his new book, Gaza: This Bleeding Land, which tells the story of this prolonged tragedy through the eyes of two rival combatants.... Continue reading

John Wight

Films

‘A House in Jerusalem’: Interview with the director, Muayad Alayan

2 June 2024 / 534

Brett Gregory interviews Palestinian screenwriter/director, Muayad Alayan, in Jerusalem about his latest film. BG: So where are you right now? MA: I’m in Jerusalem. BG: So obviously... Continue reading

Brett Gregory

Visual Arts

Great art exhibition, shame about the politics: ‘Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and the Blue Rider’ at Tate Modern

30 May 2024 / 512

Nick Moss reviews Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and the Blue Rider, at the Tate Modern, London, to 20 October 2024. Image above: Wassily Kandinsky, Murnau – Johannisstrasse from a... Continue reading

Nick Moss

Religion

Maternity and Revolution

26 May 2024 / 428

Professor Terry Eagleton discusses the revolutionary politics of the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth, the mothers of Jesus and John the Baptist. Image above: The Visitation, by Lorenzo... Continue reading

Terry Eagleton

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