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Cinema has a deep distrust of the devout. Even though many movie types are tied up in all sorts of personal spiritual pursuits, organised…
Famously Handel and Bach never met, despite being born in the same year in the same country. So it was fun to see the programme for the…
We’ve heard of dad rock, but how about dad techno? This Spanish movie, directed by the French-born Oliver Laxe, immerses us in one of…
Catrin Finch has been at the top her field for a long time now. The Welsh harpist was appointed to the ancient office of Royal Harpist by…
Things do not look promising at 8.55 PM. Half the 1500-capacity Engine Shed is curtained off. The venue is still far from full. The crowd…
Rose Wylie’s paintings are a blast of fresh air. Direct, anarchic, exuberant and determinedly daft, they make a mockery of the self-…
Gorillaz return with The Mountain, a release that feels like a defining chapter in the band’s long evolution. After years of restless…
Backstories of famous writers are fascinating: where did they come from? What were their inspirations? What obstacles did they overcome?…
Last week I saw Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, a play which behind its pyrotechnic wit affirms that sorrow and calamity can strike chaotically at…