If Beale Street Could Talk, Review: A Relevant and Beautifully Told Love Story
With his adaptation James Baldwin’s 1974 novel, If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry Jenkins has achieved something truly special
Heard It In A Past Life by Maggie Rogers, Review
From instrospection to dance anthems, Heard It From A Past Life by Maggie Rogers is a truly singular album
Roma, Review: Quietly Moving Brilliance In Cuarón’s Latest Drama
Set in 1970s Mexico City, Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma is a deeply personal contemplation of the chaos of family life
The Magic Flute by Opera North, Review
Opera North’s production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute is a vivid treat both for the eyes and ears
Klimt/Schiele: Drawings from the Albertina Museum, Vienna, Review
The Royal Academy’s Klimt/Schiele exhibition offers an unparalleled opportunity to compare the drawings by these two great, Viennese modernists. But the comparison is hardly a fair one.
Alone in a crowd
Thank god today’s lectures are over,
time to begin the ritual of alleviating my sober
state of affairs in which binds me anxious,
Balmain’s Digital Supermodels: A Disappointing Novelty
Using CGI to create digital humans is nothing new. So why are the digitial supermodels created by luxury brand Balmain so disconcerting?
Ophelia
you love me for my stories
the tales hidden in the plaits in my hair
brush them out
I want to go for a swim –
Bed-Blockers: Does The NHS Truly ‘Care’ About Its Elderly Patients?
The compassionate quality of attention that Care and Black Daisies pay to their elderly subjects remind us of the care which NHS employees wish they could provide, but rarely can.
Why Are We Never Satisfied With Our Bodies? The Damaging Reality Of Diet Culture
In pressurising us to aspire to unreaslisitic beauty ideals, diet culture makes us feel ashamed of our bodies. A backlash, however, is taking root.