It’s begun. January 2021 has marked the start of Covid-19’s hardly anticipated debut into entertainment’s fictional realm.
How Soon is Too Soon? The Depiction of Pandemic Life in TV and Film
“No one knows what it means, but it’s provocative” – Art’s Power to Offend
The power of art lies in its ability to make us feel things. Some say it is better to receive a negative reaction to your art than none at all, as at least it means you have made someone feel something. Yet currently, in the height of ‘cancel culture’ the freedom of art is being challenged, and it seems art is losing its right to offend.
National Theatre at Home: A plea for the continuation of accessible theatre
Tia Duff During the first lockdown The National Theatre brought their productions to our homes for free, making theatre accessible in a way it has never been before. As someone who has […]
Capitalising on the Coronavirus
“The outbreak of a mysterious and deadly disease” and the search for a vaccine. Is this an extract from the BBC on the developments of COVID-19? No, this is the synopsis to Stanley Johnson’s novel The Virus.
The Mystery of the Mind’s Eye
Emily Cooper Smith Are you an avid reader who finds it hard to fathom why certain people dislike reading? For some, Aphantasia could be the answer. If I told you to think […]
Performing in the Pandemic: An Interview with Lucy Eaton Part 1
“shit just got real” – is very much the appropriate reaction to working with Samuel L Jackson. And it’s come from Lucy Eaton, as she talks to me about working on the BBC’s hit lockdown series Staged.
The Faces of Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey’s first published novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest saves to be a story that is more than just a simple journey taken with characters.
Olivia Rodrigo, her ‘driver’s license’, and the Other Woman
How ‘driver’s license’ unveiled the deeply patriarchal love triangles of pop culture
The Book Vs The Film Vs The TV Series
Is the book always better than the film? It may be considered a universal truth that the film is an inferior, diluted copy of the book it was born from.
Lyrical Landscapes in Taylor Swift’s folklore and evermore
Taylor Swift’s 2020 albums are a product of the pandemic, but they also allow a break from it. Through her writing, she shows us what escapism really means.
