By Anne Fry In the labyrinthine streets of 1920s Paris, where Gertrude Stein held court and James Joyce scribbled Ulysses in cafés, a young Ernest…
By Sara Bright Demi Moore’s Golden Globe win for The Substance sent shockwaves through Hollywood. A grotesque, darkly comic body horror about ageing and beauty,…
By Sara Bright Over 400 playwrights, poets, and performers have ignited a cultural revolt. In an open letter to the National Endowment for the Arts,…
By Sara Bright For six days in February 2025, the Vatican performed a miracle of curation: Raphael’s fabled tapestries, unseen in their intended setting for…
By Alexander Stone In an era of fleeting attention spans and digital overload, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment resurfaces as a beacon for those grappling…
By Sara Bright Stanley Kubrick’s final film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999), remains an enigma wrapped in Venetian masks and Freudian dread. Released months after the…
By Alexander Stone Britain’s creative industries – renowned for shaping global culture – are facing a damning reckoning. A Guardian analysis reveals 30% of artistic…
By Sara Bright As the film world braces for the Academy Awards, the BAFTAs’ role as a bellwether has never been murkier. Typically, Britain’s glittering…
By Sara Bright In recent years, Brazilian cinema has carved a unique space on the global stage, blending poignant storytelling with unflinching social commentary. Among…
By Sara Bright For centuries, literature has been cleaved into opposing realms: the sacred and the profane, the profound and the pedestrian. This schism, perpetuated…