Germany: Memories Of A Nation – Review
Marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the exhibition currently showing at the British Museum – and on until January 25th – explores 600 years of German history through a serious…
Art & Culture
Review: Ming: 50 years that changed China
In the Western world, the Ming dynasty is probably best known for its blue-and-white porcelain. However, what many of us might not know is that there is much more than porcelain behind this dynasty that…
No-one ever has sex on a Tuesday – Review
I have a huge weakness for romance novels; sometimes to the point where I just can’t stop reading, even if my eyes are deciding otherwise, even more if they are related to sex as having…
Fashion in The Northern Quarter: Manchester’s answer to London’s Brick Lane?
When talking about Manchester, many predictable things spring to mind: The Smiths in the 1980s, historical rivalry between Manchester United and Manchester City and the jagged structure that is the Hilton building, which soars the…
Review: Electra at the Old Vic
Currently showing at the Old Vic is Frank McGuinness’ adaptation of Sophocles’ Electra. After years, the Greek heroin is still grieving for her father Agamemnon’s death and constantly obsesses about vindicating him. Electra is trapped…