by Brett Gregory I first encountered David Archibald, Professor of Political Cinema at Glasgow University, in 2023 after I reviewed his latest publication about the iconic British... Continue reading
By Christopher Norris Today a man knocked at my door,Out canvassing for Labour.‘No chance’, I said; ‘you might have moreLuck with my next-door neighbour’. But then I... Continue reading
Image: Public Domain By Kevin Patrick McCann Four days had gone by since, Four days of listening appalled To children who talk like bomb Happy veterans I... Continue reading
By Chris Searle If you think that the rhyming couplet is a dry, tedious or anaesthetic form of poetry, you should read the 122 pages of Alan... Continue reading
My Brother, from Sweden By Dennis Broe The best way to sum up this preview of Spring’s streaming series preview, drawn from Series Mania, the largest television... Continue reading
Peregrine Cavendish is the landowner and 12th Duke of Devonshire, who…. By Bernadette Gallagher Wants to increase the rent 900%. Absenteelandlordism in Ireland’s Republic of 2026.We turn... Continue reading
Image: Public domain By Tom Sykes To Jardine, Matheson and Company, Sudder Street, Calcutta, British India April 7th 1877 We write to express our profound unease that large... Continue reading
Image: Public domain By Christopher Norris All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher. To such heights of... Continue reading
A student production of Waiting for Godot. Image: Public domain. By Jenny Farrell April this year marks the 120th anniversary of Beckett’s birth. In this article I... Continue reading
By Steve White The years in prison were not kind to GoliathHe grew smaller and weaker while David grew strongHis castles kicked over; his crop destroyed before... Continue reading