Blog – Page 21 – Culture Matters

Poetry for Palestine: Testament / Sajél, by Farid Bitar

11 February 2024 / 577

Farid Bitar’s Testament / Sajél, as its title suggests, is a testament to our tempestuous times, taking in the seismic events and vicissitudes of the past few... Continue reading

Culture Matters

Films

Zombies and capitalism: George A. Romero’s anti-capitalist critique, and his democratic, collaborative film-making

10 February 2024 / 395

Interview Transcript BG: Victor Halperin’s movie ‘White Zombie’ from 1932, Jacques Tourneur’s ‘I Walked with a Zombie’ from 1943, Gordon Douglas’ ‘Zombies on Broadway’ from 1945 …... Continue reading

Brett Gregory

Dwell Time, by Tom Branfoot

8 February 2024 / 356

Introduction to ‘Dwell Time’ by Tom Branfoot, Poet in Residence at Manchester Cathedral – see attached pdf By Fran Lock The idea of ‘dwelling’ as homely habitation... Continue reading

Fran Lock

TV, internet and other media

‘Don’t Tell Him, Pike!’

8 February 2024 / 403

Mark Perryman argues that Dad’s Army was the most popular front of them all U-Boat Captain Your name will go on the list! Vot is it? Mainwaring Don’t tell... Continue reading

Mark Perryman

Poetry

A Machinery Handbook Will Never Solve This Problem

8 February 2024 / 329

A Machinery Handbook Will Never Solve This Problem by Fred Voss A machinist is hired and rolls his rollaway toolbox down the machine shop aisle and parks... Continue reading

Fred Voss

Poetry

Sean Fitzgerald by Nick Moss The jakes told a passerby “We’re just executing a warrant”.There was an execution, for sure.January 4th 2019.Sean Fitzgerald, aged 31.Burnaby Road.Coventry.No mention... Continue reading

Nick Moss

Films

I’m Explaining a Few Things… About Gaza

4 February 2024 / 885

The Art Of Resistance presents a short film about Gaza. Image above: Palestinian News & Information Agency (Wafa) in contract with APA images There is a climate... Continue reading

Culture Matters

Theatre

Banner Theatre: Working-class culture for a change!

3 February 2024 / 461

One of our country’s longest running political theatre groups, Banner have dedicated their time over 50 years to trade union causes and working-class issues, and the power... Continue reading

Rebecca Hillman

Eating & Drinking

Wetherspoons and an alternative to the neoliberal capitalism of big pub chains

1 February 2024 / 603

Tim Martin, the public face of Wetherspoons, was given a knighthood in the NewYear Honours list. Officially this was for his services to the hospitality industry. Reports... Continue reading

Keith Flett

Films

‘Folk Horror on Film: Return of the British Repressed’

1 February 2024 / 351

Brett Gregory interviews Dr. Louis Bayman, Associate Professor Film Studies at the University of Southampton BG: Even before the suicidal insanity of Brexit, the UK has always been... Continue reading

Brett Gregory

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