Theatre review Theatre review A captivating insight into a forgotten leader SIMON PARSONS recommends a play that dissects the Rwandan genocide
Film of the week Thursday 18th Apr 2024 Film of the week First we heat, then we think The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE recommends a haunting coming-of-age tale that gives a glimpse of contemporary Mongolian society
Music Review Wednesday 17th Apr 2024 Music Review Still Cooking PETER MASON wallows in the aura on an ex-Pistol
BenchMarx Wednesday 17th Apr 2024 BenchMarx The lasting impact of leftwing journalism RON JACOBS reflects on on how reading The Village Voice helped him become the person he is today
Books Wednesday 17th Apr 2024 Books Greetings! I was here MARTIN HALL relishes a history that advocates a dialectical understanding of culture as both representative and transactional
Books Wednesday 17th Apr 2024 Books The prisoners of gender CAL MCBRIDE recommends an accessible and erudite study that aims to link the struggle for gender rights with the wider critique of neoliberal capitalism
Books Wednesday 17th Apr 2024 Books The Islamic renaissance man STEVE ANDREW is fascinated by the life of a 16th century Islamic polymath that demonstrates an internationalism that may come as a shock to western observers
Books Wednesday 17th Apr 2024 Books Who can impose peace? GORDON PARSONS examines a historical account of the legal attempts to contain warfare that continue to fail to prevent slaughter
Books Wednesday 17th Apr 2024 Books In celebration of Lenin PAUL BUHLE adds historical context to an eclectic and colourful celebration of Lenin
21st Century Poetry: Tuesday 16th Apr 2024 21st Century Poetry: I’ve fallen out of love by FINOLA SCOTT
Interview Wednesday 17th Apr 2024 Interview ‘We could all play totally free’ CHRIS SEARLE speaks to drummer Alan Jackson, ex-bandmate of Bruce Turner in the band Fingers