‘I the sculptor am the landscape’ – Barbara Hepworth’s Roots of Stone
This year London houses a major retrospective of the work of Barbara Hepworth alongside her friend and contemporary Henry Moore…
Five years on – why Natasha Walter’s ‘Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism’ is still one of the most prevalent feminist writings of the 21st Century
So there’s a glamour model contest. All women can enter. To decide on a winner, the women must strip, pose…
London’s Forgotten Genius
Tucked away on the wall of 128 Kensington Church Street is a blue plaque marking the one-time home of Muzio…
Smoothly from Harrow, but a Bit Late by Chris Moss
Chris Moss traces the literary journey of the commuter and celebrates his arrival as a 21st century Everyman “Man is…
Battle of Ideas by Francesca Baker
At this year’s Battle of Ideas the opening debate concerning literature was entitled To Read or Not To Read –…
Poems on the Underground
If for some reason you ever find yourself playing ‘Tube Bingo’ there a few things that you are guaranteed to…
Easter Island by Fiona Brenninkmaker
Charting the evolution of Easter Island wooden carvings from spiritual receptacle to auction treasure. Allow me to take you on…
Writing Courses, London Style by Mark Isherwood
London has a disproportionate number of writers compared to the rest of the nation. Or so we are told. Why…
Essay | Colin MacGowan-Black by Erin Block
Erin Block On Colin MacGowan-Black On July 7th, 1961, Colin MacGowan-Black dashed off the following note: “I’m 49 today…
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