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HG Wells: nightmares of a better world Books

HG Wells: nightmares of a better world

13th February 2020
<em>The Rise of Skywalker</em> and the decline of <em>Star Wars</em> Culture

The Rise of Skywalker and the decline of Star Wars

20th December 2019
The exhilarating nihilism of Michel Houellebecq Books

The exhilarating nihilism of Michel Houellebecq

11th November 2019
<em>Unsolved!</em>: tackling the world’s greatest ciphers Books

Unsolved!: tackling the world’s greatest ciphers

16th October 2019
The war on America’s past continues Books

The war on America’s past continues

29th July 2019
The fight to publish Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’ Books

The fight to publish Allen Ginsberg’s ‘Howl’

9th May 2019
Chekhov in the penal colony Books

Chekhov in the penal colony

7th February 2019
Writers under surveillance Books

Writers under surveillance

17th December 2018
<em>Atlas Shrugged</em>: Ayn Rand’s novel of ideas Books

Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s novel of ideas

22nd November 2018
The poetry and the pain Books

The poetry and the pain

13th November 2018
Campus censors get the satire they deserve Books

Campus censors get the satire they deserve

31st October 2018
Into The valley of the fallen Books

Into The Valley of the Fallen

14th September 2018

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The compelling mystery of David Lynch Politics

The compelling mystery of David Lynch

23rd August 2018
MagicGate: game culture’s new civil war Culture

MagicGate: game culture’s new civil war

13th August 2018
Frida Kahlo: art trumps identity Culture

Frida Kahlo: art trumps identity

28th June 2018
Amrita Sher-Gil: unseen brilliance Culture

Amrita Sher-Gil: unseen brilliance

4th May 2018
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