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Review: David Hockney, 'Drawing from Life'
Lucie-Lune Lambouley and Louis-Martin Lambouley, 8th January 2022 by David Hockney. Acrylic on canvas. 914.4 x 1219.2 mm © David Hockney....
Sam Taunton
Nov 24, 20233 min read


Twist and Shout: Gus Dapperton Electrifies the Islington Assembly Hall
Photo by Tore Saetre (Under License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)) Gus Dapperton is on tour again for the release...
Marine Pellissier
Nov 24, 20232 min read


Alternative Mainstream: In Utero, 30 Years On
"Nirvana" by davetoaster via Flickr (licensed under CC BY 2.0.) After the record-breaking release of Nevermind, Nirvana was in uncharted...
Sadie King
Nov 23, 20232 min read


'Something To Give Each Other': Troye Sivan Has Still Got It
Photo by Ted Eytan (Under License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)) Troye Sivan has his finger on the pulse. First,...
Harry Anstey-Walsh
Nov 23, 20234 min read


From Twitch to Wembley: My Evening at Critical Role LIVE
I wrote a piece for the Strand’s 2023 Freshers edition titled “The Arduous Quest for Tickets and Why it Sucks.” I delved into all the...
Arjan Mann
Nov 21, 20236 min read


‘7 Deaths of Maria Callas’ Review: A Fascinating Premise that Falls Short
★★★ Opera, short film, and performance art sound like an ambitious combination, no? Well, you would be right there. The English National...
Faye Elder
Nov 19, 20234 min read


Review: Women in Revolt! at Tate Britain
★★★★★ Linder, Untitled, 1976. Purchased by Tate in 2007. © Linder. If you’ve ever wanted to walk through a show that highlights the...
Alexandra Bikard
Nov 19, 20234 min read


Sir Ian Rankin's 'The Rise' at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
As part of this year’s London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre, Sir Ian Rankin graced Queen Elizabeth Hall to discuss his new...
Molly Whiting
Nov 17, 20237 min read


Where Do We Go From Here? Oliver Jeffers: Begin Again at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
Photo by Caroline Tompkins, Courtesy of Southbank Centre From How to Catch a Star and The Way Back Home, Oliver Jeffers has written and...
Sophie Cheung
Nov 17, 20233 min read


"Significance blooms like mad" - Helen Oyeyemi: Trying at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
Photo by Tereza Linhartová, Courtesy of Southbank Centre “The sense we make gets broken all the time,” as in life as it is in art. What...
Jorvell Ong
Nov 17, 20233 min read
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