This Sporting Life
With the beginning of December and the run up to Christmas, one event we inevitably turn…
Browsing: The Culturist
The Windsor Knot
I was introduced to S. J. Bennett’s The Windsor Knot at a meeting of the…
The Crown: The Medieval Years
With the new series of The Crown gracing our screens, it seems fitting that this week…
Keep Your Eyes on Me by Sam Blake
Even if you haven’t read Patricia Highsmith’s groundbreaking psychological thriller Strangers on a Train or…
Among the Trees at the Hayward Gallery
In this turbulent year, nature has provided both a place of respite and a lifeline…
The Postscript Murders
What brings together gay Detective Sergeant, Harbinger Kaur, Ukrainian care worker, Natalka Kolisnyk, Benedict Cole,…
Gauguin and the Impressionists at The Royal Academy
Picasso is quoted as saying that art washes away from the soul the dust of…
The Infiltrators
At the heart of The Infiltrators is a love story. A handsome young couple, Harro…
Me, Myself and I: How an Artist Survives Lockdown
There is one simple difference between a comfortable domestic environment and a jail cell and…
The Second World Wars
Do not let the unusual title The Second World Wars confuse you. This is a…
Unto This Last: A Novel About the Life of John Ruskin
“Men ought to be severely exercised and disciplined in daily life, they should learn to…
Gordon Parks: Part One at Alison Jacques Gallery
Gordon Parks’s photographs are large and colourful, capturing the pastel-hued dresses, the bright red cars…