formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
It’s been 40 years since the controversial activist group Guerrilla Girls formed. Their most powerful campaign, the “naked poster”, broke new ground – and has had a lasting influence. Source: The naked billboard that shocked the establishment – and blazed … Continued
In 2008, The Word magazine coined the phrase “indie landfill” to describe a seemingly endless parade of identikit bloke-bands cluttering the airwaves.Where were they all coming from? Why couldn’t you tell them apart? Why where they all called “The Something”? … Continued
In a ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Sunday, the 2025 Olivier Awards handed out top acting honors to John Lithgow and Lesley Manville, while “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” and “Giant” emerged as … Continued
Comedian Conan O’Brien received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at one of the more prominent events since US President Donald Trump took charge of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Comics zeroed in on the Trump administration and … Continued
Forty years ago, Northern English poet Harrison published a powerful work inspired by vandalised gravestones in his hometown Leeds. Then, when it was screened on TV in 1987, a national furore erupted. Source: Tony Harrison’s V: Why a poem outraged … Continued