Brett Gregory reviews ‘Tracking Loach’ by David Archibald (Edinburgh University Press, 2023) David Archibald’s book, ‘Tracking Loach’, is an academic celebration of Ken Loach’s 60 year career in... Continue reading
Sculptor by Tom Hubbard They who had chiselled the names and the datesOn the angled and sunken stonesHad themselves died long ago. They sharedThe worn anonymity: memorialisedAnd... Continue reading
The shortlist for the annual International Dublin Literary Award for 2023 was published in late March. Among the six books on the list is a book by... Continue reading
Nick Moss reviews Hot Off the Griddle, an exhibition of Alice Neel’s art at the Barbican Art Gallery, till 21st May 2023. Image above: Support the Union,... Continue reading
Finally clocking off for the day, leaving the dark satanic cotton mills of Manchester and Lancashire behind for a few precious hours, what were the options available... Continue reading
Scott Alsworth writes about real and virtual class conflict in the video game industry, and its potential for helping us confront and overcome capitalism. All images are... Continue reading
Ron Brown reviews Calum Baird’s latest song, available here and in the Youtube clip below When I first heard the opening lyrics to this song: “Well it’s 4am... Continue reading
Nick Ross reviews this exhibition, on till 7 May at the Hayward Gallery, London. Image above: The Deliverance and The Patience, interior, 2001. Photo by Liam Harrison. Courtesy... Continue reading
The Invaders: Alien Beings From a Dying Planet. Their Destination: The Earth. Their Mission: To Make It Their World. It began with a landing of a craft... Continue reading
Nick Moss reviews Fred Voss’s latest book of poetry, available here There is a curiously valedictory tone to some of Fred Voss’s writing here. In fact “valedictory”... Continue reading