According to Shelley, "poetry ... may be considered as the bridge thrown over the stream of time" - and there is certainly some...

And I’ve just finished reading Dear Leader by Jang Jin-Sung, which is a memoir/autobiography of a guy who escaped out of North Korea (and...

The latest version of Macbeth hit the big-screen recently, directed by Justin Kurzel (who brought us Snowtown , which if you haven’t seen ...

Night out with the Nanna's by Alex Bliss Nanna Radleys Band So on a Saturday night, I have a problem. I’m not much of a club...

Many first time foreign visitors to Japan arrive with an impressive set of delusions about their new surroundings, but American writer A...

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Lauren Bird interviews writer and producer Alex Bliss Alex Bliss Alex Bliss is a writer and producer. He is co-director of Or...

I slowed down as I cycled along Tudor Road so I could take in what I saw, and I saw people standing outside their front doors, some holdin...

From time to time my book collection has been significantly enlivened by obscure gems from old library stock, made available to the public...