The Welkin – 12 angry women ★★★★
Some argue that current culture is plagued with a lack of originality: the reproduction of eighties fashion; the deluge of…
Steve McQueen: Year Three – mighty and tender ★★★★★
Steve McQueen’s staggering career has led him to win both an Academy Award and the Turner Prize before the age…
Banal Bicycle Club?
Note to reader: Bombay Bicycle Club is one of my favourite bands. Their 2014 album So Long See You Tomorrow…
Easy Life’s Junk Food satisfies but doesn’t fill up
I’ve been anticipating this album for a while. I want to write about different albums from all corners of the…
What’s coming up: February 2020 in film, in print, on TV, and on stage
Films Perhaps the most anticipated film in February is Birds of Prey, the Suicide Squad spin-off, which says a lot…
the basic boundaries of being bipolar
CW: parts of this article allude heavily to self-harm and suicide, specifically in the last paragraph of “the lows – …
200 years of Anne: in defence of the best Brontë
If your first reaction to the title was: “that’s probably Charlotte and Emily Brontë’s sister!” this one’s for you. The…
Ode to the Right Winger
“I have my final victory! The man of words; the child of Thatcher cried. Where is my wreath? My chariot…
What is your beloved more than another beloved
(This work also appears in Clare Market Review: Maximalism) The world is suddenly technicolour when for so long it’s been…
The Academia and the City of Sighs
Nicknamed ‘La Serenissima’ after repeatedly described as ‘serene’ by people of high importance, Venice is one of the most historically…
