White Phosphorus A Ghazal for Gaza written on 5th November 2023 All Hallows’ Eve 2023, tenth anniversaryOf my mother’s passing from Huntington’s Disease; Outside the half-curtained living... Continue reading
It’s the 160th anniversary of Edvard Munch’s birth on 12 December, and the 80th anniversary of his death in January. Munch’s The Scream (1893) speaks to us... Continue reading
Nick Moss reviews Women In Revolt – Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990, at the Tate Britain until 7 April 2024. Image above: Houria Niati, No to... Continue reading
Dennis Broe reports on the ups and downs of the U.S. streaming industry in 2023. Image above: SAG-AFTRA members join WGA members on the picket lines outside of... Continue reading
Shellshocked Lives by Viktoria Simanovski These days I see an unjust world fragmented into fractions, thrusting children into battles and wars that are not of their making.... Continue reading
70 years on, Mark Perryman and Guardian football cartoonist David Squires (see image above) revisit LS Lowry’s greatest painting Reputedly a Man City fan LS Lowry’s 1953 masterpiece Going to the Match depicted not Maine Road... Continue reading
The Comeback Kings by Paul Francis, with image by Martin Rowson Time for a golden oldies track –the Tony/Peter duo’s backto tell their fans they’re thrilled to... Continue reading
a healthy return by Martin Hayes there was this placeand it wasn’t a town or a citybut people lived thereand there was one shop and one pubthey... Continue reading
Over the past sixty years Werner Herzog’s extensive and elaborate filmography has explored both the grand and garish extremes of human experience, astonishing audiences all over the... Continue reading