Paul Drury
:'Skint': Scunthorpe, Lies and Videotape..?
Chrissie Hynde
:Don't Get Me Wrong: I Won't Stand For Cruelty to Geese
Ben Gregor
:How To Make Your Kid A Star
Thomas Woodham Smith
:Life in the Arts Lane - Week 26 - Rooster Soup
Dr Michael Petry
:Margaret Harrison's 'On Reflection' and George Bellows: 'Modern American Life'
The Jubilee may be over, but fear not: Summer has yet to begin. Our salvation is coming. Just a few more days and it will be here to save us all. Continue reading...
I may not have a degree in American Studies, but I don't recall being taught that Lincoln dabbled in the extermination of fanged blood suckers. Is it all a terribly clever metaphor? Lincoln's fight against slave masters of the era? No, it really is about Abraham Lincoln discovering that "vampires are planning to take over the United States... he makes it his mission to eliminate them." Continue reading...
A happy fact of life at Opera Holland Park is that our largest source of income still comes from the seats we sell to our audience. For an arts organisation that has to be a healthy state of affairs; the art itself is the focus and driver of everything. But we, like others, have to find people and organisations with the resources to make the books balance. Continue reading...
The Prometheus of Greek myth was the titan who stole fire -- and a love of science and the intellect -- from the gods of Olympus. If Ol' Pro' saw this eponymous film, he might keep the fire but give the rest back. Continue reading...
...well, I don't know.... but you may wish to start counting how many times you see a version of this headline in the next eighteen months. Rumours surface daily regards the likelihood of the Rolling Stones organizing a 50th Anniversary tour and other possible public appearances for the band. I won't venture into the possibilities of using 'It's All Over Now...' Continue reading...
Ultimately, "The Newsroom" is the worst possible vehicle for promulgating the values and beliefs that the core characters profess. With shrill, self-righteous friends like these, journalism doesn't need enemies. Continue reading...
It's Saturday afternoon at Sheffield Doc/Fest, and the papers are plastered with news that Murdoch pressured Blair over Iraq. Continue reading...
So... that England game was an epic encounter. Great atmosphere. Good laugh and all. Continue reading...
I have made much of the need to introduce people to the world of opera and part our effort to achieve this takes the form of the Opera Challenge, now in its third year. In essence...you come on a free ticket and then pay what you believe it is worth in the form if a donation to our Inspire project. Simple. We tend to run this scheme for our rarities. See below... Continue reading...
The remaining eight men have a small window of opportunity to show Emily their true colors, since approximately 43 minutes of this week's episode have been dedicated to pimping the blatant product placement of ABC's parent company Disney's new PIXAR movie "Brave." Continue reading...
