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Gig Exclusive: Trio Valore Tears Up the Rule Book in Milan
It is here in Milan, far north in the Bel Paese [Italy, the "beautiful country"], that a cultural pragmatism has attracted those of a more refined musical streak. And it is at Biko, a club not far from...
View ArticleMore Than Five Reasons Cinema Is Better Than TV
A few weeks back at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, Steve Moffatt - the man behind two of Britain's biggest TV hits in Sherlock and Dr Who - told an audience why in his opinion television was...
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Film Review - The Act of Killing
Although it does not make easy viewing, Joshua Oppenheimer's surreal and chilling documentary, The Act of Killing, recently released on DVD, is a must see. Oppenheimer looks back to 1960s Indonesia, a...
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Bogota and Gdansk Linked by Two Art Curators
Bogota: A City on the Edge is part of the Cities on the Edge exciting and successful art project in which areas that are on the edge are presented to an international audience. It is taking place at...
View ArticleGirls on Film
Last week, pop performance artist, Alexander Geist released the video for a new track, "A Woman's Right to Choose". A mysterious medley of ambiguous apparitions and morose saxophone riffs, the video...
View ArticleSaving Mr Banks - Practically Perfect in (Almost) Every Way
Walt Disney's attempts to get PL Travers' permission to make Mary Poppins is a wonderfully simple story. She can't stand animation, bad grammar, pears, fun, over familiarity and a hotel room full of...
View ArticleIt's Okay to Say I Don't Know'; The Miracle of I Wonder by Annaka Harris
'Do you think Father Christmas will bring me this book?' asks little Shaye Lee. Not surprised by her fascination with I Wonder, I suggest adding the title to her Christmas list. 'Look at the beautiful...
View ArticleA Tale From the Dark Side and a Fascinating Interview - Meet Author Stephanie...
Both a modern day ghost story and a Victorian chiller, The Room Beyond weaves two time frames together to unravel the secrets of one aristocratic family over a century. The action is centered around a...
View ArticleI'm a Nonentity - a Trip to the Zoo
The latest series of I'm a Celebrity lollops on, and beaming manchild Joey Essex seems to have won not only the public vote, but the affections of the press. The MailOnline is particularly taken with...
View ArticleGoing Low-Brow at the University of Kent
Everyone knows that children's literature can't possibly be high quality, right? It doesn't count as proper literary fiction, does it? It can't make people consider big issues or challenge ideas of...
View ArticleThe Untold Story of the Beatles' Gay Manager
In the early 1960s, Beatles manager Brian Epstein made two bold and visionary statements about the future. He's famous for the first one: "The Beatles are going to be bigger than Elvis!" (At the time,...
View ArticleAn Open Love Letter to Music
Memories are often evoked through some point of cultural significance or musical pinpoint. Just this weekend, I was asking my Mother about her experiences of being a recently divorced female in the...
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One To Watch In 2014: Violet Skies
Soundcloud, the free music listening outlet for new and established artists alike is like an audio art gallery. You'll find yourself browsing the creations of many budding craftsmen and women, but...
View ArticleTony Hall Shows Us the Importance of Music Education
In BBC Director General Tony Hall's speech unveiling his vision for the BBC, Hall spoke of encouraging young people in the arts and the BBC's central role in providing the stimulus for that. Something...
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Why It's Cool To Be A Punjabi Film Star
Why is it cool to be a Punjabi film star? I hear you ask. Well, when it comes to regional cinema in India, the Punjabi film industry, along with the Tamil film industry, has sky rocketed in popularity....
View ArticleTime to Stop Beating Up Reality TV
My name is Susannah Keogh, and until recently, I was a hater of reality TV stars. I thought they embodied everything wrong about society, the reason for girls' low aspirations and poor body image......
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KLOWN - An Hilarious and Outrageous Classic Comedy
The Danes hit the headlines with 'The Killing', 'The Bridge' and 'Borgen'. They're also do comedy - 'KLOWN' is a wonderfully outrageous comedy gem with assured performances and the finale of all time....
View ArticleLife is Not a Video Game - Stop Keeping Score
Over a decade ago, I read a book called 'Life: The Movie'. The thrust of the book was that our desire to create narratives and our obsession with the media have led us to experience our lives as a form...
View ArticleWhy Is Tom Daley's Coming Out Story a Media Frenzy?
Olympic diver Tom Daley, came out as bisexual yesterday, admitting he has been in a relationship with a man since spring this year. This story blew up all over the media and social network. Gay men...
View ArticleWhat Keeps Me Up At Night
Winning the Bruntwood Prize will change my life on all levels; from knowing that my play YEN will be developed right down to not having to pay RBS forty quid a month for the privilege of having their...
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