
A Song for Rudolf III, A Prayer for Marta: Music, Television, and Politics during the Prague Spring
In my previous column, I explored the introduction of musical films into the Czech cultural canon. Originating with the invention of the ‘TV


Elias Canetti, The Tongue Set Free: Remembrance of a European Childhood
Written by Nina Follows  An alluringly titled, forty-year-old volume lent to me by a charming stranger at a party, I found myself rather...


Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious
A Journey Through the Playful Imagination of an Overlooked Artist Written by Madeleine Davies Venturing on through the grey, frosty days...


Fragmented Voices: The Parallel Lives and Artistic Visions of Ketty La Rocca and Pauline Boty
Written by Lorena Orlacchio Figure 1: Pauline Boty in the Junior Common Room at the RCA with John Watson and Alan Cooper of The...


The Candy-Coloured Cynicism of The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
On its face, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg should be the type of classic movie reserved solely for the so-called ‘film buffs.’

Hot Mess: Love, Shame and Feminism
The Girlhood Balancing Act Written by Lynn Ha For the past few years, in my early twenties, I have spent a lot of time thinking and...

How social media made an accidental performance artist: Gethyn Davies interview
Words by Tien Albert Photos courtesy of Gethyn Davies  Gethyn Davies has been a painter his entire life, graduating in 1976 from the...

Parallel Universe: The World of David Devant & His Spirit Wife
By Pipit Johnson A world of performance, personas, art & magic. Photo of the band in the 90s – image taken from...


An 1860s Ensemble: Battling with an Extortionate Amount of Apple-Green Taffeta.
Written by Amos Jevons  In the depths of the bleak midwinter, I should like to take a moment to focus on one of the (many) summer...


What Exactly is Bad Taste?
Written by Marie Greindl Slim Aarons, Seafood Smorgasbord , A buffet of Seafood at Lyford Cay in the Bahamas. Â Easy to dismiss, harder...