Jenny reviews Atlanta Riot Grrls The Coathangers new album, Larceny and Old Lace.
‘Reviews’ Archive
word up
28th May, 2011 by Serena
Over the last 31 years, renowned lit mag Granta has published 115 issues on topics from “The Rolling Stones” to “War Zones” , as well as the “best of” collections it’s famous for. This is the first time it has turned its beady eye to feminism, declaring “it’s more than unmade beds and laundry; it’s more than [...]
Sleek chic
1st April, 2011 by Sarah Blake
Sarah Blake reviews a solo exhibition at the V&A showcasing the visionary style of fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto.
Guise and dolls
22nd January, 2011 by Columba Quigley
American photographer and film director Cindy Sherman’s new exhibition is larger than life. Literally: this is not a big exhibition in terms of the number of exhibits, but the images themselves are full-scale photographic murals, which extend from ceiling to floor. Sometimes I found myself stepping right back just to take it all in. Every [...]
Love hurts
15th January, 2011 by Katie
The Almeida Theatre’s new comedy, “Becky Sharp” by Pulitzer Prize finalist Gina Gionfriddo was a storming success in the US and it’s brought bucketfuls of NYC sass across the pond. It’s the story of neurotic, high-maintenance Susie, grieving her “useless” alcoholic father whom she idolised. Max was the boy brought up by her family after [...]
Telling tales
31st December, 2010 by Hannah B
There aren’t many books which mention masturbation in the first paragraph. But the brave opening of I Killed Scheherezade: Confessions of an Angry Arab Woman (Saqi Books) sets the scene for the whole book: Joumana Haddad writes about who she is, and what she is, in a compelling and bold manner. Haddad lived through the [...]