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Red Vienna: the architecture of socialist hope

8 January 2020 / 414

Dennis Broe tells the story of Red Vienna Europe’s zero interest rate is being used to further hollow out its major cities. Those people owning capital in... Continue reading

Dennis Broe

Visual Arts

A deep and compassionate humanism: the 150th anniversary of Ernst Barlach

27 December 2019 / 354

Jenny Farrell presents the life and work of Ernst Barlach, born 150 years ago Ernst Barlach was born near Hamburg on 2 January 1870. He was the... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Films

The Nightmare Before Christmas

23 December 2019 / 368

Jack Brindelli offers some lessons for the radical left from an animated skeleton This December is particularly troubling for an unrepentant leftist like me. On top of... Continue reading

Jack Brindelli

Poetry

The Buttering of the Bread

16 December 2019 / 407

The Buttering of the Bread by Rob Walton, with image by Martin Gollan Just because I changed to the Toriespeople tell me I don’t knowwhich side my... Continue reading

Rob Walton

Music

London is drowning – but keep the faith

13 December 2019 / 458

Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman recalls the Clash’s epic album of 40 years ago. Image designed by Hugh Tisdall for Philosophy Football 14th December 1979 – the year of... Continue reading

Mark Perryman

Films

Jack Brindelli reviews arise!, the new film from Culture Matters, available to watch here. Director: Carl Joyce Writer: Paul Summers Cast: Joyce McAndrew, Amber Pearson, Brenda Heslop,... Continue reading

Jack Brindelli

Theatre

Waiting for Godot

6 December 2019 / 336

Jenny Farrell discusses Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and its message to us today Great Carthage waged three wars. It was still powerful after the first, habitable still... Continue reading

Jenny Farrell

Music

Nina Simone: An Artist’s Duty Is to Reflect the Times

2 December 2019 / 412

Chris Guiton discusses Nina Simone’s Mississippi Goddam Every now and then a song comes along that defines an epoch. “Mississippi Goddam” by jazz and blues singer-songwriter Nina... Continue reading

Martin George - fix

Films

Blow It to Bits

27 November 2019 / 334

Rita di Santo interviews the British director Lech Kowalski, director of of Blow It to Bits Timely and urgent, but not in the daily papers, Blow It to... Continue reading

Rita Di Santo

Films

Synonyms: a denunciation of aggressive Israeli nationalism and its macho, militaristic culture

14 November 2019 / 340

Rita Di Santo reviews Synonyms by Nadav Lapid, showing at the Seville Film Festival Seville Festival is a great place to catch up with the best in... Continue reading

Rita Di Santo

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Red Vienna: the architecture of socialist hope

A deep and compassionate humanism: the 150th anniversary of Ernst Barlach

The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Buttering of the Bread

London is drowning – but keep the faith

arise! film review

Waiting for Godot

Nina Simone: An Artist’s Duty Is to Reflect the Times

Blow It to Bits

Synonyms: a denunciation of aggressive Israeli nationalism and its macho, militaristic culture

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