

Cosmically Curated: January Art 'Scopes
A New Year, a New You? For some of us, the pressure to transform in January is unappealing or overwhelming. Astrologically speaking, we...


Through the Looking Glass – Brexit Madness
“Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast,” says the White Queen in Lewis Carroll's Alice Through...


Donald The Builder - Can He Build It?
Welcome to 2019, and what is sure to be another 12-month bonanza of chaos and misery played out here in the UK and across the...


A Brexmas Miracle, but May’s on Thin Ice
We begin this week’s Christmassy edition with an extract of the Gospel according to Morgan: “And lo, Theresa went unto Brussels, and...


You Say You Want a Revolution? – Plus ça change
For the last three weeks, France has been embroiled in a series of strikes and protests. They were originally sparked by the...


Walter Sickert as Jack the Ripper
The first art-related conspiracy this series of ten aims to tackle is one of the most infamous incidents in modern history, which...

In Defense of Bean: Art History and Pop Culture
If you’re looking for a positive spin on art history in the media, you’ve come to the right place. My name is Anna Thompson, an...


Cosmically Curated: December Art 'Scopes
The holidays are a busy time of year when it can be hard to squeeze in a highbrow culture fix. Still, you don’t want to end up on...


Battleship Putinkin: Anarchy in the Ukraine
This week tensions between the Ukraine and Russia took an explosive turn (literally) when ships from each country’s navy clashed off the...


Don’t Panic! Who do you think you are kidding Mr Rees-Mogg?
Firstly, let me take up where I left off last week. You may remember that last Friday it appeared that Mrs May was about to be toppled...