Art, Literature & Reviews
At a recent Leeds Salon discussion, Tiffany Jenkins, Nigel Walsh, Kenneth Hay and Antonia Stowe considered the question of 'what is good art?'

What Is Good Art?

At a recent Leeds Salon discussion, Tiffany Jenkins, Nigel Walsh, Kenneth Hay and Antonia Stowe considered the question of ‘what is good art?’

Paul Thomas reviews 'British Workers & the US Civil War': James Heartfield's pamphlet that tells the little-known story of how Lancashire cotton workers supported the fight against slavery.

British Workers and the US Civil War

Paul Thomas reviews ‘British Workers & the US Civil War’: James Heartfield’s pamphlet that tells the little-known story of how Lancashire cotton workers supported the fight against slavery.

Keith Lauchlan reviews "Surviving Progress", and finds the complex political and economic issues which presently confound modern life are reduced to crude, naturalistic analogies in this short, rambling film.

Surviving Progress: The endless repetition of the Malthusian meme

Keith Lauchlan reviews “Surviving Progress”, and finds the complex political and economic issues which presently confound modern life are reduced to crude, naturalistic analogies in this short, rambling film.

"Sylvia Pankhurst: Everything is Possible" is a documentary that tells the largely buried story of a remarkable and courageous woman who lived in an era very different from our own.

Sylvia Pankhurst: Everything Is Possible (DOCUMENTARY)

“Sylvia Pankhurst: Everything is Possible” is a documentary that tells the largely buried story of a remarkable and courageous woman who lived in an era very different from our own.

Charles Brickdale reviews David Lewin's attempt to probe the causes of the loss of vision in contemporary society.

Technology and the Philosophy of Religion — David Lewin (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010)

Charles Brickdale reviews David Lewin’s attempt to probe the causes of the loss of vision in contemporary society.

Paul Thomas reviews Adrian Hart's report on the impact of government efforts to prevent racist and homophobic bullying in schools.

The Myth of Racist Kids — Adrian Hart (Manifesto Club, 2009)

Paul Thomas reviews Adrian Hart’s report on the impact of government efforts to prevent racist and homophobic bullying in schools.

Charles Brickdale argues that the denigration of high culture is to blame for Western culture's saturation with sexual imagery.

The Philistine, the Fundamentalists and the Feminist

Charles Brickdale argues that the denigration of high culture is to blame for Western culture’s saturation with sexual imagery.

Paul Thomas reviews Manjit Kumar's 'Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate about the Nature of Reality'.

Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate about the Nature of Reality (Icon Books, 2008)

Paul Thomas reviews Manjit Kumar’s ‘Quantum: Einstein, Bohr and the Great Debate about the Nature of Reality’.

Danny Broderick reviews Sheffield Institute of Arts exhibition 'Stigmata': new work by artist Maiada Aboud (Salfiti).

Woman in a Box

Danny Broderick reviews Sheffield Institute of Arts exhibition ‘Stigmata’: new work by artist Maiada Aboud (Salfiti).

Sex & Gender
Writing in praise of...
Paul Thomas says that while a few may turn their noses up at chain stores, and prefer ‘independent’ shops, there is much to be said in praise of supermarkets.

In Praise Of… Supermarkets

Paul Thomas says that while a few may turn their noses up at chain stores, and prefer ‘independent’ shops, there is much to be said in praise of supermarkets.

Paul Thomas writes in praise of alcohol: a thing to be both savoured and swilled down in great quantities.

In praise of… Alcohol

Paul Thomas writes in praise of alcohol: a thing to be both savoured and swilled down in great quantities.

Charles Brickdale writes in praise of the BBC4 Danish crime thriller, The Killing.

In praise of… The Killing

Charles Brickdale writes in praise of the BBC4 Danish crime thriller, The Killing.

Paul Thomas writes in praise of the Libyan people's heroic struggle for freedom against a brutal Western-backed dictator.

In praise of… the Libyan people

Paul Thomas writes in praise of the Libyan people’s heroic struggle for freedom against a brutal Western-backed dictator.

"I'm not a natural ironer. Nor any caper of domestic goddess. But I love beyond measure smooth icy cotton sheets..."

In praise of… clean sheets

“I’m not a natural ironer. Nor any caper of domestic goddess. But I love beyond measure smooth icy cotton sheets…”

Charles Brickdale praises Peter and Hazelmary Bull for asserting their right to manifest their religious convictions, despite censorious opposition.

In praise of… Peter and Hazelmary Bull

Charles Brickdale praises Peter and Hazelmary Bull for asserting their right to manifest their religious convictions, despite censorious opposition.

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