Category Archives: Politics

Fighting for life

By tom | Published: 02/09/2011

Just back from Copenhagen with this interview of Leena Alam by the Danish journalist Lise Thorsen. Leena is an Afghan phenomenon; actor, director and human rights campaigner in a country where the Taliban terrorise anyone involved in dance, music, theatre and film. Lise was visiting Afghanistan on behalf of the Danish Centre for Culture and [...]

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Postcards from Paradise

By tom | Published: 07/07/2011

Who needs the hassle of traffic jams, rammed airports, heaving ferries and bloated beaches when you can hang out at the Southbank. This glorious rolling festival has been the hit of the summer with thrilling exhibitions, ambush fountains, curious pavilions, an allotment in the sky, and an intriguing language installation that has set everyone talking [...]

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Between the lines

By tim | Published: 31/05/2011

Despite the Cold War editorial shadow play, much of what Encounter published seems thoughtful, considered and independent, and certainly bears reading today.

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Southbank Centre celebrates the Festival of Britain

By tom | Published: 10/05/2011

The English language is a mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up wonder and the great leveller we all have in common.

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A step in the right direction?

By tim | Published: 27/03/2011

It felt more like the search for an alternative rather than a coalescing of dissenters

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You’ve got mail

By tim | Published: 28/02/2011

There are some profoundly important pieces in this collection – asides, sideswipes and ruminations that bring the often complex theories and personalities of individuals into the language of everyday life.

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The Mindless Menace of Violence

By tim | Published: 11/01/2011

What has violence ever accomplished? What has it ever created?

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Trust Me I’m A Doctor

By tom | Published: 03/12/2010

Trust Me I’m A Doctor is a 26 second video made for the Helen Bamber Foundation to raise awareness of doctors and psychiatrists involved in torture.

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99% right

By tim | Published: 09/11/2010

The 99% name is a memorable counterblast to contemporary scaremongering and crippling community anxiety around young people.

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A blazing star

By tim | Published: 05/11/2010

Despite the anti-popery, there’s something Bellocose about Lewes Bonfire’s combination of dark fuming and expressive zest, this farrago of black powders. Effigies of ‘Enemies of Bonfire’ – usually local officials – are paraded on pikes, but there’s also a sense of togetherness and vitality.

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