Christopher Winter / Columnists / Culture
by Guest Contributor · Published April 21, 2022 · Last modified April 18, 2022
s important to remember that a University degree does not grant you magic powers. We might like to think that it does, but no piece of paper and no letters after your name make you capable of changing the world.
The exhibition was a visual feast for the eyes and the birds are engraved and painted beautifully. The sheer skill of Audubon’s art is undeniable, and it trumps any accusations he received.
Kings might have insatiable appetites and want something more. So long as they weren’t too open about it, they could have as many women as they wanted.
The fact is that reactionary media, be it music, film, literature or television, is entirely hegemonic to the left’s favour.
A rarely remarked upon effect of Covid-19 has been the neglect of works that would have ordinarily garnered broader acclaim. Thus, as we’ve been distracted by the medical events, an assortment of commendable offerings...
“Knock, knock—who’s there?” Whenever one of my tutorial students is assigned (or, let’s be honest, barely mentions) Macbeth, I go into a certain and by now well-rehearsed tangent on how Shakespeare’s arguably darkest play...
Alan Duncan spews out the bile in this entertaining political diary, but lacks the substance of one of the great memoirs. If you want a book that reeks of the heartache and crushed ambitions...
When the government launched its ‘Retain and Explain’ policy in January 2021, those of us who value our heritage and see through the attacks on it greeted it with cautious optimism. Sadly, the unveiling...
One country seems to be dominating the entertainment world at the moment. It’s not America. It’s not India. It’s South Korea. From top Netflix shows and films, to K-Pop superstars, the glittering nation has...
Columnists / Culture / Dustin Lovell
by Mallard Columnist · Published February 15, 2022 · Last modified February 13, 2022
A new film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Scottish tragedy, Joel Coen’s 2021 The Tragedy of Macbeth is the director’s first production without his brother Ethan’s involvement. Released in select theaters on December 25, 2021, and...
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How the Democrats Were Lost | Sarah Stook
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