A round-up, by fringe veteran Kevin Short and Kathryn S Kraus, of a variety of shows at this year’s festival, concentrating on the smaller venues and more independent companies, and shows that ...

How do we transition from the current monetary economy to a post-capitalist society? Why do trades unions and socialist movements have no counter-economic solution to neoliberalism and ...

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For many years now, Twisted Spoon Press in Prague have been publishing fantastic and original books in English translation. Ceilings is their latest, a slippery and intriguing novel set – one ...

Lenny Helsing and I share quite a lot of history. Or, even, histories! So, when he contacted me very recently while working on material for his band, The Thanes’ new album, I was more than happy to ...

‘A Moment Of Clarity’, the title track of Professor Yaffle’s 2020 album, opens with the sound of tide lapping up against the jetty, there are gulls and bell-chimes with rippling strings chasing ...

Dr. Tim Dowley’s new tome is an end of all of the lost years ...

Even rocks bleed when the light is too intense, when ice falls in July. Silent women waiting to see if there has been any movement. Trees without shadows. Windowless dwellings. A child by the side of ...

A monument in Xi’an to the powerful horses of the Tang dynasty. The most famous white horse of the Tang dynasty is “Zhao Yebai”.

Firstly, a hands-up. I’ve not been able to access viewings of all these films and TV programmes. And in a few cases, I don’t want to! But, it has still been interesting to try and piece together this ...

I have never understood the confusion that Genesis’ The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, their final album with Peter Gabriel, caused amongst listeners and reviewers. Progrock fans seemed able to cope with ...

Sanjeev Sethi is an award-winning poet who has authored eight poetry collections. His poems have been published in forty countries and appear in over 600 journals and anthologies. Some credits: London ...