The Orange in the Stocking by Jane Burn The scent of citrus fills the quiet room as socks swing from the radiant mantelpiece – a conga line... Continue reading
Roland Boer answers questions about religion, capitalism, Christian communism – and Christmas. Culture Matters is also giving away a downloadable PDF of Professor Boer’s new ebook on Christian communism,... Continue reading
Dishwasher hands by Craig Campbell Saturday nights at the Dilshad were the worst. People let off steam in Hartlepool in the worst ways possible, like stray bullets... Continue reading
Stephen Pritchard offers some provocations on themes around instrumentalism of the arts and artists, gentrification and artwashing in the age of neoliberal capitalism. Many people in the artworld... Continue reading
Marx Memorial Library is hosting a series of readings from left-wing fiction writers. Each month a fiction writer, dramatist or poet will read from current work and... Continue reading
John Green reviews a new book about the life and work of Lewis W. Hine, one of the founders of of U.S. social photography. Lewis Hine’s iconic... Continue reading
Jenny Farrell celebrates the life and work of the African Marxist writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. Ngũgĩ turned 80 this year. He was born into colonial Kenya in 1938... Continue reading
Martin Gollan argues that what we see when we look at this Hockney painting is a perfect expression of the gross inequalities created by neoliberal capitalism. What do... Continue reading