The online landscape has been akin to the shifting sands of the desert in the days since the attacks in Paris. As …
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Had I not read Emma Larkin’s wonderful Finding George Orwell in Burma in 2013, I wouldn’t have gone looking for further reading …
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John Maguire brings a message of love to thaw the most snow-covered of hearts… When Cupid draws back his bow this year, …
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Monday 21 January was designated by someone as Orwell Day, in commemoration of the anniversary of the writer’s death. the ‘Classic’ editions …
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Alan Sillitoe died last week and when I heard the news, my first reaction was sorrow. Not for Mr Sillitoe himself, but for …
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Seeking to rebalance the world and make the major changes needed to bring about financial justice are laudable aims, but rarely achieved …
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Anniversaries always offer good opportunities for the reinterpretation of past events according to modern sensibilities. With each passing year the memories get …
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Dorothy Parker, LCD Soundsystem, Paul Auster, Bob Dylan, John Coltrane, Jack Kerouac, Jimmy Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Muhammed Ali, MC5, Hunter S. Thompson, …
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… we haven’t had a good drug panic for a few years*, so it was obviously slightly overdue. Hearing the calls for …