By Katerina Karp, artist and art-critic “What is the most effective punishment for a crime?” Crime and punishment – two concepts deeply intertwined, yet curiously…
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The rose tattoo is the single most enduring botanical motif in the history of body art. From the bold flash sheets of Norman “Sailor Jerry”…
By Sara Bright Felix Umarov’s The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin arrives in cinemas as a flamboyant, if flawed, attempt to recast Russia’s literary titan into…
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By Sara Bright In an era where superhero fatigue looms like a spectre over Hollywood, Marvel Studios is betting big on reinvention. Captain America: New…
By Sara Bright In an industry synonymous with reinvention, few narratives resonate as powerfully as that of NewJeans. Once lauded as South Korea’s chart-topping prodigies,…
By Sara Bright Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us began as a scathing rebuke of Drake, lobbed into the digital ether via a YouTube link one unassuming Saturday.…