The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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Beyond the realm of rationality
Imaginary monsters expose the limits of established ways of thinking, writes ESMOND SAGE
Prince Hanzoku is acosted by a nine-tailed fox, kitsune, illustration by Utagawa Kuniyoshi 1798–1861 (the Edo period)
This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
Imaginary Animals: The Monstrous, the Wondrous and the Human
by Boria Sax
Reaktion Books, £22
YOU would have thought perhaps that the animal kingdom as it stands was rich enough to excite us and capture our interest, without us having to imagine our own beasts.
Wildlife documentaries exploring from our back gardens to the other side of the world are reliable favourites on TV schedules.
The animal kingdom is so rich and diverse that it’s easy to astonish even the most seasoned zoo-goer.
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