Review

In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time
Books

In Transit by Brigid Brophy review – decades ahead of its time

Brophy’s writing is notable for the range of social issues she advocated for, often decades ahead of her time

Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story
Books

Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain review – a gloriously absurd detective story

Did cult US author Alice B Toklas have a horn? A novice private investigator is determined to find out

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now
Music

From Pavements to Searching for Sugar Man: The most enchanting music docs to watch right now

Pavements is the charmingly DIY documentary that the indie rock heroes deserve

Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’
Film

Tornado director John Maclean: ‘There aren’t many samurai Westerns set in Britain’

Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims
Books

Fox by Joyce Carol Oates review – giving voices to victims

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I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking
Books

I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness by Irene Solà review – exploring trauma through cooking

Why am I crying at a TV show about virgins?
TV

Why am I crying at a TV show about virgins?

Beyoncé’s stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can’t be erased
Music

Beyoncé’s stunning Cowboy Carter tour reclaims country and proves history can’t be erased

Dangerous Animals review – you’re gonna need a bigger bait
Film

Dangerous Animals review – you’re gonna need a bigger bait

Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled
Books

Foreign Fruit by Katie Goh review – big ideas, lightly handled

No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope
Books

No Straight Road Takes You There by Rebecca Solnit review – making the case for never giving up hope

Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose
Books

Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – big ideas and terrific prose

The miracle of Mission: Impossible
Film

The miracle of Mission: Impossible

Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate
Books

Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal by Robin Ince review – wise, witty and compassionate

Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse
Books

Some Body Like Me by Lucy Lapinska review – when robots replace your dead spouse

The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation
Film

The Surfer review – Nicolas Cage rides a wave of desperation

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery
Books

Stag Dance by Torrey Peters review – deliciously filthy genderfuckery

Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression
Books

Universality by Natasha Brown review – satirising a very British class oppression

My Master Builder review – it’s the women who shine in Ewan McGregor’s West End return
Theatre

My Master Builder review – it’s the women who shine in Ewan McGregor’s West End return

Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd
Books

Calls May be Recorded for Training and Monitoring Purposes review – provocative and absurd

Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon
Books

Separate Rooms by Pier Vittorio Tondelli review – a welcome return to the queer canon

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Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors
Books

Soft Core by Brittany Newell review – sex, smoke and mirrors

Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272
Books

Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva review – a bizarre but utterly compelling look at Argentina in 2272

Why I love The Apprentice and its enduring incompetence
Lucy Sweet

Why I love The Apprentice and its enduring incompetence

The Return – Ralph Fiennes embarks upon on a nail-biting odyssey
Film

The Return – Ralph Fiennes embarks upon on a nail-biting odyssey