Gauguin and the Impressionists at The Royal Academy
Picasso is quoted as saying that art washes away from the soul the dust of…
Browsing: The Culturist
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…
Glyndebourne Online
With the onset of summer comes the onset of outdoor opera. Alas, not this year,…
Rivers of Power by Laurence C Smith
Rivers of Power is a book about geography for non-geographers. Don’t stop reading now even…
Talking Shakespeare at the RSC
It’s been one of the enduring agonies of the lockdown; the closure of theatres, with…
Notes from an Apocalypse
Given our current struggle against the scourge of Covid 19, the publication of Notes from…
Il Trittico…Online
One of lockdown’s many hardships is surely the lack of a good night out at…
Lost Classic: Augustus Carp, Esq, by Himself
2020 marks 40 years since the initial publication of John Kennedy Toole’s comic masterpiece A…