Three takes on evil from Stephen King, John Gray and Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
Category: Culture
I enjoy music, theatre, reading, film and various aspects of culture. And from time to time I will inflict my thoughts about it upon you too.
Zadie Smith on Writing
On writing, silver bullets, and Zadie Smith’s top 10 tips for wannabe authors.
Review: Flying Colors – Second Nature
A track by track review of the new album by supergroup Flying Colors
The Gum Thief, by Douglas Coupland
An idiosyncratic, epistolary novel set in a hellish office supplies superstore!
Magical Realism and the Imminent Frame
A brilliant essay from Deborah Bowen on the subversive power of magical realism in a supposedly secular age.
The Goldfinch, by Donna Tartt
Winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is a brilliant epic novel
The Pedant in the Kitchen, by Julian Barnes
A collection of essays from Julian Barnes on the intersection of pedantry and cookery.
Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson
Gilead, set in rural America in 1956, is a rare gem of a novel, exuding gravitas.
FATUM
For him, it is the beginning. For her, it is the end.
Travelodge and the Scapegoat of Multiculturalism
On Travelodge, Gideon Bibles, and an ill-advised appeal to Multiculturalism.
