Written by Jess Burchett Every time I walk into a museum I have to brace myself, in case there is no warning before I turn a corner and stumble upon […]
Category: Arts & Culture
The Tale of Miss Dior – Catherine Dior, Freedom Fighter and Muse
The allure of Dior’s New Look and the groundbreaking designs he crafted for the female silhouette have dazzled since 1947. Dior created a classically elegant shape that bloomed into the feminine vision we […]
The Queen’s Gambit: Triumph or Feminist Flop?
Written by Becca Brown Anyone with a friend’s stolen Netflix password (thank you Charlie for mine) has heard of The Queen’s Gambit (A. Scott Frank, 2020). In the months after […]
Handel’s Amadigi performed by English Touring Opera at York Theatre Royal
A sorcerer with a laser pointer and a detained girl who knits to beat boredom. English Touring Opera performs Amadigi at York Theatre Royal and with their expressive and witty […]
The Length And Depth of War and Peace
Written by Ella Maughan A book that addresses conflict, life, love and death, War and Peace is an epic saga of modern history that does exactly what it says on […]
Some Thoughts on the Met Gala
I always greet news about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute [Met] Gala with a weird mixture of emotions. Held every May, though this year delayed to September, the […]
90s Nostalgia – Chanel SS22 Ready to Wear Collection
Chanel’s SS22 collection greets us with a burst of vibrant nostalgia for the 1990s. The fashion houses artistic director, Virgine Viard, decided to cast her mind back to Karl Lagerfeld’s […]
Yellow Magic Orchestra – three Japanese musicians’ emphatic response to Orientalism
Yellow Magic Orchestra’s eponymous debut album, released at the back end of 1978 by Japanese record label Alfa Music, is a masterpiece of early electronic, synthesiser-based music. At 36 minutes, […]
The TV Show Everyone Is Talking About: Squid Game (2021)
Content Warning: this article contains spoilers Squid Game (2021), the current Number 1 in Netflix’s Top 10, is a Korean drama television series that is becoming more popular by the […]
Book VS Film: The Princess Bride (1987)
Content Warning: this article contains spoilers The Princess Bride, first published as a novel in 1973 and later released as a film in 1987, is a dramatic tale of love […]